Planning appeal decision
Land at Number 4 (Formerly Plot 1), Rock Lea Close, Barrow in Furness, LA13 9FA
Planning appeal 3289663 at Land at Number 4 (Formerly Plot 1), Rock Lea Close, Barrow in Furness, LA13 9FA (Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council *) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 4 July 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, 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.
Development of plot 1 not in accordance with approved plan, specifically exclusion of parking spaces along rear boundary
- Authority
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- LA13 9FA
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 contained irremediable defects regarding which planning permission and approved plan applied, and failed to specify the legal basis of the alleged breach, making it impossible to correct without causing injustice to either party.
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