Planning appeal decision
Willaston Community Farm Cic, Heath Lane, Willaston, Cheshire, CH64 1TP
Planning appeal 3317640 at Willaston Community Farm Cic, Heath Lane, Willaston, Cheshire, CH64 1TP (Cheshire West and Chester) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Franks Z, 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.
without planning permission the material change of use of a static caravan previously used in conjunction with the nursery business for, security, seasonal work & rest facilities to a residential use (located near to the barn called Hedgehog Stables & Blacksmiths) ["the Unautho rised Development"]
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- CH64 1TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control
What decided it
The enforcement notice was invalid because it did not accurately describe the alleged breach of planning control with sufficient clarity, and the error could not be corrected without causing injustice to the appellant.
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