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Notice upheld23 September 20223294045

Land at 481 Burnley Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8LA

Planning appeal 3294045 at Land at 481 Burnley Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8LA (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the facts alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred.

as follows: Within the last 10 years the material change of use as a C3 residential use to a mixed commercial and residential use: the commercial use being the use of land for operating a removals business

Authority
Pendle Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Wharton T
Postcode
BB8 8LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the facts alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred
  • Whether a material change of use from C3 residential to mixed residential and commercial use has taken place
  • Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive or whether lesser steps could mitigate the harm

What decided it

The parking of multiple commercial removal vehicles adjacent to the dwelling and the operation of the removals business from the home as a base constituted a material change of use from C3 residential to mixed residential and commercial use, which is not permitted development and has no planning permission.

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