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Notice upheld14 July 20213269672

Land East of Hillock Farm, Dean Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3XB

Planning appeal 3269672 at Land East of Hillock Farm, Dean Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3XB (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2021 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the compliance period for the enforcement notice should be extended to 6 months on the ground that more time is required to find a suitable alternative location due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Without the benefit of planning permission, The unauthorised change of use from agricultural to storage and processing of timber, formation of access track and hardstanding and siting of containers

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
McEntee K
Postcode
HD9 3XB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the compliance period for the enforcement notice should be extended to 6 months on the ground that more time is required to find a suitable alternative location due to COVID-19 restrictions

What decided it

The Inspector found no good reason to extend the compliance period beyond the time already afforded by the suspension of enforcement action and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.

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