Planning appeal decision
Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road, Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PH
Planning appeal 3318384 at Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road, Mitton, Clitheroe, BB7 9PH (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2023 by Inspector Tweddle 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 achieve its purpose.
failure to comply with a condition imposed on planning permission ref 3/2012/0135 granted on 5 April 2012
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- BB7 9PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose
What decided it
The requirements of the enforcement notice are necessary to remedy the breach of planning control by restoring compliance with the original planning permission, and therefore cannot be considered excessive under ground (f).
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