Planning appeal decision
Wheal Rumfrey, Telephone Lane, Stenalees, St Austell, PL26 8TF
Planning appeal 3302234 at Wheal Rumfrey, Telephone Lane, Stenalees, St Austell, PL26 8TF (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission, the change of use of the land from agricultural to residential use through the siting of a residential static caravan, shipping container, caravan for residential storage, storage of motor vehicles and associated operational development to create a car port and sheds. The approximate position of the residential caravan is marked with blue 'X' on the plan attached to the notice
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- PL26 8TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide any relevant evidence to support the ground (b) appeal, and the Inspector's site visit and Council's photographic evidence confirmed the breach had occurred as a matter of fact.
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