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Quashed On Legal Grounds20 May 20223278288

Langsett Industrial Estate, Rattle Rd , Weatham, East Sussex , BN24 5DS

Planning appeal 3278288 at Langsett Industrial Estate, Rattle Rd , Weatham, East Sussex , BN24 5DS (Wealden District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 20 May 2022 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control under section 171A(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

without planning permission, change of use of Land from use as a commercial scaffolding business to a mixed use as a commercial scaffolding business and for the stacking of shipping containers for use as a self-storage facility

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Walker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control under section 171A(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The alleged change of use fell within the same B8 use class and therefore did not constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission under section 55(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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