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Notice upheld24 September 20253323871

Land at Church Road, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamstead, HP4 1NZ

Planning appeal 3323871 at Land at Church Road, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamstead, HP4 1NZ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a new building has been erected or whether the existing structure has merely been improved, repaired or maintained.

without planning permission, unauthorised erection of field shelter/building

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Walker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a new building has been erected or whether the existing structure has merely been improved, repaired or maintained
  • Whether the building constitutes a breach of planning control
  • Whether enforcement action was possible within the 4-year limitation period

What decided it

The Inspector's factual finding that a substantially new and larger building had been erected to replace the earlier small shelter, constituting operational development for which no planning permission existed.

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