Land North of the Coach House, Thornham, Norfolk, PE36 6LY

Planning appeal 3258107 at Land North of the Coach House, Thornham, Norfolk, PE36 6LY (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2021 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use from agricultural to domestic garden use and associated operational development) had occurred as a matter of fact.

Material change of use of agricultural land to garden (domestic) use and associated operational development including close boarded fencing, shed, raised borders and domestic/ornamental tree planting

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Whitfield J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use from agricultural to domestic garden use and associated operational development) had occurred as a matter of fact
Whether the alleged breach constitutes a breach of planning control in law
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
Whether the period for compliance is reasonable

What decided it

The physical appearance of the land on site inspection—neatly mown lawns, ornamental planting, raised borders, close boarded fencing and domestic items—demonstrated a material change of use to domestic garden use had occurred, and the requirements of the notice were necessary to remedy that breach.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Murfitt v SSE [1980] JPL 598

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