Planning appeal decision
East of West Headson Farm, Bratton Clovelly , Devon, EX20 4JP
Planning appeal 3310160 at East of West Headson Farm, Bratton Clovelly , Devon, EX20 4JP (West Devon Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice validly specifies the alleged breach of planning control.
Without planning permission, the unauthorised gateway access created to land from classified road
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- EX20 4JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice validly specifies the alleged breach of planning control
What decided it
The enforcement notice is invalid because it alleges a breach of planning control (unauthorised development without permission) when the development had in fact been authorised by planning permission 2295/20/FUL, and the notice could not be corrected without injustice.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 56
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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