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Invalid21 August 20233295970

17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1RS

Planning appeal 3295970 at 17 Oak Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1RS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was decided (invalid) on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Watson S, 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.

without planning permission, the change of use of the open storage yard areas from agricultural use to a mix of uses, including business use and non-agricultural storage

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
CB6 1RS

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 failed to specify with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance, and could not be corrected without causing injustice.

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