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Quashed On Legal Grounds7 June 20243321699

Land at Plot 1, Mercer Court, Land Adjoining, The Byre, Mercer Court, Great Altcar, L31 4LF

Planning appeal 3321699 at Land at Plot 1, Mercer Court, Land Adjoining, The Byre, Mercer Court, Great Altcar, L31 4LF (West Lancashire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance.

without planning permission, the change of use of the land for the siting of a caravan

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Thompson F
Postcode
L31 4LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance

What decided it

The enforcement notice did not specify with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control or the steps required for compliance, and could not be corrected without causing injustice to one party.

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More decisions in West Lancashire District Council

The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024

  1. Planning permission granted12 December 20253339186
    10 Cromwell Close, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5ET
  2. Notice varied and upheld24 October 20253331560
    3 Sunnyside, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 6RL
  3. Quashed On Legal Grounds8 April 20253340869
    15 Liverpool Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AP
  4. Notice upheld25 March 20253339918
    West Quarry, Appley Lane North, Appley Bridge, WN6 9EA
  5. Quashed On Legal Grounds29 October 20243337264
    La Mancha Lodge, 104 Renacres Lane, Halsall, Lancashire, L39 8SF

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