Planning appeal decision
Appledore, Poundfield Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2BQ
Planning appeal 3303791 at Appledore, Poundfield Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2BQ (Wealden District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the erection of a side extension and rear porch
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the period for compliance with the notice falls short of what is reasonable
What decided it
The existence of a Lawful Development Certificate for an alternative design that would remedy the breach at less cost and disruption than demolition, combined with the disproportionate burden of a three-month compliance period on the appellants' circumstances.
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