Planning appeal decision
Land South of Spring House, Stairs Hill, Empshott, Liss, GU33 6HR
Planning appeal 3288365 at Land South of Spring House, Stairs Hill, Empshott, Liss, GU33 6HR (East Hampshire District Council) was decided (invalid) on 16 May 2023 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance.
within the last 10 years and without planning permission, a material change of use of land to a mixed use of agricultural and recreational
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- GU33 6HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance
What decided it
The enforcement notice was invalid because it did not specify with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance, and the defects could not be corrected without causing injustice.
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