®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld1 August 20243310550
Land North of Oakenwood Cottage, Red Hill, Wateringbury, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5LB
without the benefit of planning permission, the unauthorised erection of two stable buildings and the formation of two hard surfaces
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach constitutes a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether at the date the notice was issued no enforcement action could be taken in respect of the breach (ground d)
- Whether the steps required exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The stable buildings and hard surfaces were erected in breach of planning control and could not benefit from any planning permission, including permitted development rights, as they failed to comply with the 400-metre distance limitation from neighbouring dwellings.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.