Planning appeal decision
Land South West of 17 Biscovey Road, St Blazey Gate, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2HW
Planning appeal 3323466 at Land South West of 17 Biscovey Road, St Blazey Gate, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2HW (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred.
the conversion of shipping containers to create a residential dwelling and associated development of a timber building hardstanding and associated paraphernalia
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- PL24 2HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred
- Whether at the time the notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of the breach of planning control
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The containers and shed constitute building operations requiring planning permission, and the appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the matters alleged in the notice had not occurred.
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