Hoad's Meadow Alpaca Retreat , Hoad's Lane , Swingfield, Kent, CT15 7HS

unauthorised change of use of land from agriculture to a mixed use for residential use, holiday/tourism use, (including the keeping of alpacas and other animals) and the installation and siting of various structures, equipment and paraphernalia associated with those uses, including containers, solar panels, a prison van for use as a chicken house, alpaca shelter, hot tub, diesel tank and play equipment; the erection of timber fencing and gates; and the laying of hardstanding

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Steen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control

What decided it

The requirements of the enforcement notice do not exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control, as lesser steps would not fully remedy the unauthorised mixed use.

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