®Planning appeal decision
The Old School, School Lane, High Laver, ONGAR, CM5 0EE
Conversion of an existing building into a one bedroom dwelling. Removal of shed, polytunnels and garage building.’ _________________________________________________________________________ Matters concerning the Enforcement Notice (Appeal A) 1. If an enforcement notice does not comply with the various statutory requirements set out in s173 of the 1990 Act, as amended then it will be a nullity and cannot be saved by the curative powers contained in s176(1). Leaving aside the wording of the notice’s requirements for the moment it appears that the document contains all the relevant entries so as not to disqualify it at the outset. However, the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals)(England) Regulations 2 https://www.gov.uk/planning-inspectorate Appeal
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the enforcement notice complies with statutory requirements and is sufficiently precise and unambiguous.
- Appeal B: Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, if so, the effect on its openness.
- Appeal B: Any other resultant harm, with particular regard to the development's effect on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation.
- Appeal B: If inappropriate development, whether the harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances.
What decided it
Appeal A: The enforcement notice is invalid due to multiple material errors and ambiguities that cannot be corrected without causing injustice. Appeal B: Failure to demonstrate that the development would not adversely impact the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation contrary to policy DM2.
Framework references: 147, 149, 138
Plan policies cited: DM4, DM2, GB2A, GB7A
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