Planning appeal decision
Malton's (Formerly The Sow and Pigs), Cambridge Road, Thundridge, Ware, Herts, SG12 0ST
Planning appeal 3270454 at Malton's (Formerly The Sow and Pigs), Cambridge Road, Thundridge, Ware, Herts, SG12 0ST (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 July 2021 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f) appeal).
Installation, fitting and erection of vinyl awning, additional external roofing, doors and rainwater goods to enclose a smoking shelter; erection of a roof between the rear of the main restaurant building and the smoking shelter structure to cover the rear patio area; installation of vinyl awning attached to the roof extension to enclose the rear patio area
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- SG12 0ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f) appeal)
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that lesser steps than removal would remedy the breach of planning control, as retaining the unauthorised development cannot remedy its existence.
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