Planning appeal decision
Middleton Hall Golf Club, Hall Orchards, Middleton, King's Lynn, PE32 1RY
Planning appeal 3316846 at Middleton Hall Golf Club, Hall Orchards, Middleton, King's Lynn, PE32 1RY (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground f).
Erection of a single storey semi-permanent function suite and timber acoustic fence without planning permission
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The appellant failed to plead a ground (a) appeal, preventing consideration of planning merits, and provided insufficient evidence that the 4-month compliance period was unreasonable.
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