®Planning appeal decision
Holly Tree Cottage Sparrow Hill Way, Weare, Axbridge, BS26 2LA
Planning appeal 3318061 at Holly Tree Cottage Sparrow Hill Way, Weare, Axbridge, BS26 2LA (Sedgemoor District Council *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (hidden ground c).
without planning permission, the use of land for non-agricultural purposes including the siting of shipping containers, storage of vehicles, domestic paraphernalia, waste, building materials, rubble and plant, and the use of land for non-residential purposes for the dismantling and storage of vehicles and associated materials and equipment in the approximate area edged red on the attached plan
- Authority
- Sedgemoor District Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- BS26 2LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (hidden ground c)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The Inspector determined that the storage containers and vehicles in both areas constituted unauthorised material changes of use that were not associated with lawful residential or agricultural uses, and that while the enforcement notice's requirements were appropriate, the compliance period for area B should be extended to 9 months to account for seasonal ground conditions.
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