®Planning appeal decision
226 Old Heath Road, COLCHESTER, CO2 8AX
’Without the benefit of planning permission, the construction of a wooden outbuilding located on the rear boundary of the property, and the erection of a wooden bike store forward of the principal elevation (" The Activity") (For the avoidance of doubt, this is the outbuilding and bike store shown on the photographs attached to this Notice)’
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Griffin E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The outbuilding and bike store constitute development requiring planning permission as they are structures falling within the definition of building operations, and neither falls within permitted development rights due to their location and dimensions.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.