Tile Farm, Wicker Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EL

without planning permission, a material change of use of the Land from agricultural use to a mixed use of agriculture and MX Motorcross/Quad bike use and Clay Pigeon Shooting use

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Moore D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control
Appeal B: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for a mixed use of agriculture and quads/off-road bikes was well-founded

What decided it

Appeal A: the enforcement notice lacked sufficient clarity in its description of the alleged breach and could not be corrected without causing injustice and loss of natural justice. Appeal B: the application sought a certificate for a different mixed use than that actually in operation on the site.

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