®Planning appeal decision
Land to the south of Ramshaw Row, Ramshaw, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 0NJ
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to a B8 Use Class timber storage facility with incidental excavation, engineering and operational development for construction of access roads and hardstanding areas
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the compliance period specified in the enforcement notice should be extended to 12 months to allow the appellant time to find alternative storage facilities and move the timber without affecting his business
What decided it
The compliance periods already specified in the enforcement notice, combined with the 5 months already elapsed during the appeal suspension, provide sufficient time for the appellant to relocate his business and comply with the notice requirements.
The balance struck between the need of the appellant to keep his business sustainable while seeking alternative storage facilities and the need to bring the unauthorised use to an end, with the specified compliance periods considered to provide an appropriate balance.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.