Land at School House Farm, CONSETT, Northumberland, DH8 9SB

Without planning permission the construction of an access track, as shown in the approximate position and outlined in red on the attached plan

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Merrett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Whether the matter alleged to constitute the breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
Whether the matter alleged constitutes a breach of planning control, specifically whether the track constitutes permitted development

What decided it

The alleged access track constituted permitted development as maintenance or improvement of a pre-existing private way under Part 9 Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, and therefore no breach of planning control occurred.

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