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Notice varied and upheld1 February 20243320664

Land to the South East of Stitt Cottage (Foxglove Cottage), Ratlinghope, Shropshire, SY5 0SN

Planning appeal 3320664 at Land to the South East of Stitt Cottage (Foxglove Cottage), Ratlinghope, Shropshire, SY5 0SN (Shropshire County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 February 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from agricultural use to a mixed use of agricultural and use as a caravan site for residential use including the stationing of two static caravans and three lorry back storage units all in connection and associated with the use of the land as a caravan site for residential purposes

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
SY5 0SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether at the time the notice was issued it was too late to take enforcement action
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
  • Whether the period specified in the notice falls short of what should be reasonably allowed

What decided it

The lorry backs were originally sited for lawful agricultural purposes in 2013 and their use did not change until the appellant's occupation in 2019/2020, therefore their removal was not necessary to remedy the breach of residential use.

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