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Notice varied and upheld2 July 20213241997

Land at Wretham Road , Great Hockham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1NY

Planning appeal 3241997 at Land at Wretham Road , Great Hockham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1NY (Breckland Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 July 2021 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Freer P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
  • Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
  • Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary (ground f)
  • Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)

What decided it

The appellant's use of the land as a leisure plot with permanent structures and regular activity constituted a material change of use from highway verge, and the access construction involved engineering operations onto a classified road, both requiring planning permission and not benefiting from GPDO exemptions.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Pitman v Secretary of State for the Environment [1989] J.P.L 831; Tapecrown Ltd v FSS & Anr [2006] EWCA Civ 1744

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