Land at Moorings, Forewood Lane, Crowhurst, Battle, TN33 9AB

without planning permission, operational development, comprising erection of large platform / scaffold at the rear of site as shown hatched blue on the plan

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Douglas L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice had occurred
Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice constitutes a breach of planning control
Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance is reasonable

What decided it

The scaffolding and platform comprised operational development requiring planning permission, and as no such permission existed and the GPDO exemption did not apply, the breach of planning control was established and the enforcement notice was properly issued.

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