®Planning appeal decision
Notice upheld2 August 20233310858
The Stables, Outwoods Bank, Outwoods, Newport, Stafford, TF10 9ED
Without planning permission: 1. The material change of use of the land for residential purposes; 2. The stationing of a caravan for human habitation; 3. The use of the stable building(s) for domestic storage ancillary to the residential use of the land
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Notice was properly served (ground e)
- Whether the use of the land had changed to residential use (ground b)
- Whether the requirements of the Notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The appellant's own admissions that the caravan had been used for residential accommodation and that domestic items were stored in the stable building established the breach of planning control on the balance of probabilities.
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.