Planning appeal decision
The Land Known As Rear of 61 and 63 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0EP
Planning appeal 3299904 at The Land Known As Rear of 61 and 63 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0EP (London Borough of Havering) was decided (invalid) on 5 September 2023 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice complies with the statutory requirements set out in section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2002.
Without the benefit of planning permission, the material change of use of the land to use as two residential dwellings and operational development by the siting of a metal container in the rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- RM7 0EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice complies with the statutory requirements set out in section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2002
What decided it
The enforcement notice is invalid because the plan lacks sufficient precision to identify the land affected, the alleged breach does not cogently relate to the ringed land, and the errors are incapable of correction without causing injustice.
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