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Quashed On Legal Grounds27 March 20253309573

Land at Jeffcoats Lane, Swannington, LE27 8QE

Planning appeal 3309573 at Land at Jeffcoats Lane, Swannington, LE27 8QE (North West Leicestershire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance.

‘Without planning permission, the siting of a storage container and associated hardstanding,’ ("the unauthorised development")

Authority
North West Leicestershire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Griffin E
Postcode
LE27 8QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance

What decided it

The enforcement notice lacks sufficient clarity in specifying the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance, and cannot be corrected without causing injustice to the appellant.

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