Planning appeal decision
Land at Garages Off Henfield Crescent, Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire, BS30 9SF
Planning appeal 3303845 at Land at Garages Off Henfield Crescent, Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire, BS30 9SF (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 December 2022 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive.
the change of use of the land from residential garages to a storage yard
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- BS30 9SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
What decided it
The fence was not integral to and solely for the purpose of facilitating the unauthorised storage use, and the appellant retained lawful permitted development rights to erect comparable fencing under the GPDO, making step 3 serve no useful purpose.
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