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Notice upheld14 August 20253325005

Nutley Dean Farm, Small Hills Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0HR

Planning appeal 3325005 at Nutley Dean Farm, Small Hills Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0HR (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2025 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the five storage containers amount to buildings and operational development rather than chattels or a material change of use of land.

bringing onto the land five storage containers that amount to structures rather than chattels so constitute operational development

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
RH6 0HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the five storage containers amount to buildings and operational development rather than chattels or a material change of use of land
  • Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive in remedying the breach of planning control
  • Whether the 3 month compliance period is reasonable

What decided it

The storage containers and portacabin demonstrated sufficient permanence and physical attachment to constitute buildings and operational development, and the 3-month compliance period was unreasonably short but 6 months was reasonable.

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