Planning appeal decision
Land at Eldon Brickworks, Eldon Estates, Eldon, DL14 8AE
Planning appeal 3258445 at Land at Eldon Brickworks, Eldon Estates, Eldon, DL14 8AE (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all persons with an interest in the land (ground e).
Without planning permission the material change of use of Land for the importation and processing of waste
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- DL14 8AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all persons with an interest in the land (ground e)
- Whether the time given to comply with the notice is too short (ground g)
What decided it
The fire damage and resulting financial hardship, combined with pandemic restrictions and the time needed to arrange contracts and financing, made six weeks unreasonably tight, but four months was reasonable, particularly as summer drying would reduce the burden.
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