Planning appeal decision
Thorn Park Family Golf Centre, Salcombe Regis, Devon , EX10 0JH
Planning appeal 3286809 at Thorn Park Family Golf Centre, Salcombe Regis, Devon , EX10 0JH (East Devon District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the carrying out of a material change of use of the land to residential use by the stationing of a caravan in the approximate position shaded blue on Plan B attached to the notice
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- EX10 0JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The enforcement notice was not served on the occupier of the caravan as required by section 172, and the Inspector could not establish whether the occupier would have been substantially prejudiced by this failure, therefore the notice must be quashed.
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