Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Birchden Farm, Park Corner Lane, Groombridge, East Sussex, TN3 9NR
Planning appeal 3266217 at Land Adjacent to Birchden Farm, Park Corner Lane, Groombridge, East Sussex, TN3 9NR (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters described in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
without planning permission, change of use of Land from agriculture to a mixed use for agriculture, the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, the storage of caravans in connection with land clearance operations, and the storage of plant and machinery
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters described in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the period specified for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The Wealden District Council Directions 2003 removed permitted development rights for caravan stationing and plant storage on this land, requiring planning permission which was never sought or granted, thereby establishing a breach of planning control.
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