Land to the South of Ramshaw Row, Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0NJ

Planning appeal 3276573 at Land to the South of Ramshaw Row, Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0NJ (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Ken McEntee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Inspector: Ken McEntee
Postcode: DL14 0NJ

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.

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