®Planning appeal decision
Land on the east side of Yew Tree Cottage, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, West Sussex, RH10 4NG
1. Without planning permission, the erection on the Land of: a) a building in the approximate position shown hatched green on the Plan ("the Building"); b) a shed in the approximate position shown marked A in green on the Plan ("the Shed"); c) decking in the approximate position shown marked B in green on the Plan ("the Decking"); and d) a means of enclosure in the approximate position shown marked C in green on the Plan ("the Enclosure"). 2. Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to residential use including use as holiday accommodation. ("the Unauthorised Development")
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the alleged breaches constitute breaches of planning control (ground c)
- Whether enforcement action could be taken at the date the notice was issued (ground d)
- Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breaches (ground f)
- Whether the periods for compliance are reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The appeal site, comprising substantial woodland under separate ownership and physically separated from Yew Tree Cottage by a stream, does not form part of the residential curtilage of the dwellinghouse and therefore the residential use constitutes an unauthorised material change of use requiring enforcement action.
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