®Planning appeal decision
Land on the south side of Bourne Cottage, Holford, Somerset, TA5 1RZ
the erection of a building in the approximate position shown edged blue on the plan attached to the notice
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the notice was properly served (ground e)
- Whether there has been a breach of planning control, specifically whether the building is permitted development (ground c)
- Whether it was too late to take enforcement action (ground d)
- Whether the steps required are excessive (ground f)
- Whether the compliance period is too short (ground g)
What decided it
The building as constructed materially departed from the prior notification application in dimensions and design, and the Inspector found it was designed for dual domestic and agricultural purposes rather than purely agricultural use, thus failing to qualify as permitted development under the GPDO.
Judgments cited: Newham LBC v Miah [2016] EWHC 1043 (Admin); Sage v SSETR [2003] UKHL 22
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