®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld6 July 20233316711
Blue Anchor Hotel, Blue Anchor, MINEHEAD, TA24 6JP
a material change of use of part of the building on the land (which part is shown edged blue on the plan attached to the notice) from garage and storerooms in connection with the hotel to use as a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice is so ambiguous and uncertain as to be a nullity
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred
- Whether the breach constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission or is a lawful ancillary use
- Whether the steps required to remedy the breach are excessive
- Whether the compliance period of 6 months is reasonable
What decided it
The conversion of the garage and basement storerooms to residential accommodation constituted a material change of use requiring planning permission, as it was not a lawful ancillary use within the hotel planning unit.
Plan policies cited: Policy NH9
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.