Planning appeal decision
Land East of Springwell Place, Walden Road, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UE
Planning appeal 3324819 at Land East of Springwell Place, Walden Road, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UE (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 November 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the field shelters constitute 'buildings' requiring planning permission or are an agricultural use not constituting development.
without planning permission the stationing of field shelters
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
- Postcode
- CB10 1JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the field shelters constitute 'buildings' requiring planning permission or are an agricultural use not constituting development
- Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The field shelters meet the definition of 'buildings' requiring planning permission as a matter of fact and degree, having been constructed on site from multiple component parts and appearing fixed in position by their own weight, notwithstanding lack of physical attachment to the ground.
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