Planning appeal decision
Land at 17 Clumber Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1FU
Planning appeal 3273304 at Land at 17 Clumber Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1FU (Ashfield District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 November 2021 by Inspector Boffin D, 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 the benefit of planning permission, the material change of use of the land from residential to a mixed use comprising residential and the sale, storage and valeting of vehicles. The approximate location of the change of use is edged in blue with blue hatching on a second attached plan referenced - ADC 2
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Boffin D
- Postcode
- NG17 1FU
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
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
What decided it
The regular advertisement and storage of approximately 8 vehicles for sale at the property, with associated customer visits and test drives, constituted a material change of use to mixed residential and vehicle sales use, as the level and character of activity was significantly greater than would be expected from a dwellinghouse.
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