®Planning appeal decision
Land At Weeland Road, Crofton, Near WF4 1AA Os Ref: SE3818NW, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1AA
Planning appeal 3276820 at Land At Weeland Road, Crofton, Near WF4 1AA Os Ref: SE3818NW, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1AA (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 October 2021 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether as a matter of fact the land was in use for a mixed use of agriculture and storage of materials.
Without planning permission, material change of use of land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and storage of materials including but not limited to building materials, railway sleepers, timber pallets, timer frames and panel, roofing tiles, remnant of burnt metal, coping stones, metal framed wall panels, insulations sheets, plastic plant pots, bags of compost and a large steel water tank
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether as a matter of fact the land was in use for a mixed use of agriculture and storage of materials
- Whether as a matter of fact and degree there was a material change in the use of the land from a lawful agricultural use to a composite agriculture and storage use
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive to achieve the purpose(s) of the notice
What decided it
The accumulation of materials over a protracted period on an opportunistic basis, combined with the lack of functional relationship between the storage use and the primary agricultural use, resulted in a material change of use from agriculture to mixed agriculture and storage use, which is not permitted development.
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