Landywood Farm, Landywood Farm Lane, Cheslyn Hay, WS6 7AS

Planning appeal 3291561 at Landywood Farm, Landywood Farm Lane, Cheslyn Hay, WS6 7AS (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 July 2022 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a copy of the enforcement notice was served on all persons required to be served under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of Land, to land used as a storage facility including the storage of construction material, plant equipment and other materials and paraphernalia used in association with a civil engineering business under Use class B8 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Griffin E
Postcode: WS6 7AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether a copy of the enforcement notice was served on all persons required to be served under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose
Whether the period for compliance is too short

What decided it

The enforcement notice was properly served on all persons substantially prejudiced, the requirements to remove works facilitating the unauthorised use were not excessive under established case law, and the 4-month compliance period appropriately balanced the appellant's relocation plans against the public interest in remedying the breach.

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