Land and premises known as Woodlands, Brockford Road, Wetheringsett cum Brockford, Suffolk, IP14 5NR

without planning permission, the change of use of agricultural land for the stationing of caravans for residential occupation; laying of hardstanding; erection of buildings and formation of new vehicular access off Brockford Road

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Perrins R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the requirements of the notice are excessive having regard to the purpose of restoring the land to its condition before the breach took place (ground (f))
Whether the period for compliance with the notice falls short of what is reasonable (ground (g))

What decided it

The appellants' personal circumstances, including the best interests of the children and the public sector equality duty, justified extending the compliance period from three to eighteen months.

the personal circumstances and best interests of the children were weighed against the need for timely compliance with the enforcement notice, resulting in an extended 18-month compliance period rather than the original three months

Judgments cited: Britannia Assets (UK) Ltd v SSCLG [2011] EWHC 1980 (Admin); AZ v SSCLG & South Gloucestershire DC [2012] EWHC 3660 (Admin)

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