Planning appeal decision
Land on the East Side of Sandybridge Lane, Shafton , Barnsley, S72 8PL
Planning appeal 3300185 at Land on the East Side of Sandybridge Lane, Shafton , Barnsley, S72 8PL (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 10 August 2023 by Inspector Madge M, following a hearing.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land for: i. The siting of two static caravans for human habitation. ii. siting of a horsebox, the erection of stable blocks, the erection of outbuildings and the use of land for an equestrian paddock. iii. The use of the land for "The Ranch Stables" with associated storage of materials, vehicles and animals
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- S72 8PL
What decided it
The enforcement notice failed to specify the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required to remedy it with sufficient clarity to comply with s173(1)(a) of the 1990 Act, rendering it invalid.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Miller Mead v MHLG [1963] 1 A11 ER 459; Kestrel Hydro v SSCLG & Spelthorne BC [2016]EWCA Civ 784
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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