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Notice upheld7 February 20233287180

Land at Gladwyns Farm, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JY

Planning appeal 3287180 at Land at Gladwyns Farm, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JY (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2023 by Inspector Walker A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in the appeal is whether or not, at the date the notice was issued, the time for enforcement action had expired ('the ground (d) appeal').

without Planning Permission: A change of use of the land to storage & distribution of Non-Agricultural equipment and materials (a B8 Storage & Distribution) Use

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
CM19 5JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in the appeal is whether or not, at the date the notice was issued, the time for enforcement action had expired ('the ground (d) appeal').

What decided it

The appellant's own 2014 letter to the Council, denying any business use of the land, directly and fatally conflicted with his later sworn affidavit claiming continuous B8 use since 2007, undermining the precision and consistency of evidence required to prove continuous use for 10 years.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gabbitas v SSE & Newham LBC [1985] JPL 630

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