Planning appeal decision
Mayfield Nursery, West Chiltington Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EA
Planning appeal 3272802 at Mayfield Nursery, West Chiltington Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EA (Horsham District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Sandra Prail, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission the material change of use of part of a building from agriculture to ancillary domestic use and storage in association with the main dwellinghouse at Mayfield Nursery as shown in the approximate positions hatched blue on the plan attached to the notice
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sandra Prail
- Postcode
- RH14 9EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control
What decided it
The alleged change of use did not constitute a material change of use as it had not manifested itself in a change in the character of the land and did not materially affect the external appearance of the building.
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