Planning appeal decision
36 Upper Lichfield Street, Willenhall , West Midlands, WV13 1PF
Planning appeal 3319469 at 36 Upper Lichfield Street, Willenhall , West Midlands, WV13 1PF (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was decided (invalid) on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice complies with the requirements of Section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended and Regulation 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) Regulations 2002, particularly regarding clarity of requirements and periods for compliance.
without planning permission, the application of a render finish to the front elevation of a property which faces onto Upper Lichfield Street and associated fascia
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Griffin E
- Postcode
- WV13 1PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice complies with the requirements of Section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended and Regulation 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) Regulations 2002, particularly regarding clarity of requirements and periods for compliance
What decided it
The enforcement notice is defective on its face and constitutes a nullity because it fails to specify with sufficient clarity what is required to be done and when, in breach of Section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended.
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