Planning appeal decision
14 Abbot Road, Woodside, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9TF
Planning appeal 3294210 at 14 Abbot Road, Woodside, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9TF (South Hams District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 11 July 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there has been a breach of planning control by material change of use of the land from residential garden use to a mixed use comprising residential use and the depositing and storage of building materials, rubble, soil and spoil.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from residential garden use to a mixed use, comprising residential use and the depositing and storage of building materials, rubble, soil and spoil
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- PL21 9TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a breach of planning control by material change of use of the land from residential garden use to a mixed use comprising residential use and the depositing and storage of building materials, rubble, soil and spoil
What decided it
The Council failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that a mixed use had occurred, as the site remained in residential use with materials stored solely for the purpose of repairing the boundary wall.
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