Planning appeal decision
Lady Lea Road, Horsley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE21 5BN
Planning appeal 3257919 at Lady Lea Road, Horsley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE21 5BN (Derbyshire County Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2022 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the materials imported and deposited on the land constitute waste as alleged in the enforcement notice.
Importation and deposit of waste materials onto agricultural land
- Authority
- Derbyshire County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- DE21 5BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the materials imported and deposited on the land constitute waste as alleged in the enforcement notice
- Whether the importation and deposit of materials constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are too onerous
What decided it
The imported materials contained substantial unscreened waste items including concrete blocks, bricks, tarmac and plastics, demonstrating they were waste requiring planning permission rather than processed soils suitable for agricultural restoration.
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