Planning appeal decision
Land North of Grove Road (Also Known As "Long Bridge"), Fordcombe Road, Penshurst, Kent, TN11 8DA
Planning appeal 3311457 at Land North of Grove Road (Also Known As "Long Bridge"), Fordcombe Road, Penshurst, Kent, TN11 8DA (Sevenoaks District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 4 July 2023 by Inspector Orr H, 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 steel constructed building (in the approximate area marked with X on the attached plan)
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Orr H
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 was invalid because it did not specify with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control or the steps required for compliance, and could not be corrected without injustice to either party.
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