Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8PY
Planning appeal 3280109 at The Barn, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8PY (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period specified for compliance with the enforcement notices (12 months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Construction of a new building (formerly agricultural building conversion to 2 dwellings) and siting of mobile homes for residential use
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- CB8 8PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the period specified for compliance with the enforcement notices (12 months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The appellants provided no detailed proposals or supporting evidence to demonstrate that 12 months was insufficient to comply with the enforcement notices, and the public interest in enforcing planning control and protecting the countryside outweighed the interference with private and family life rights.
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