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Notice varied and upheld2 September 20253325554

Land at Luxborough Lakes , Luxborough Lane , Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5DF

Planning appeal 3325554 at Land at Luxborough Lakes , Luxborough Lane , Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5DF (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 September 2025 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use has occurred for a period of 10 years prior to the enforcement notice date (ground d).

without planning permission: the material change of use of the land for a mixed use of recreational water sports, including wild swimming, paddleboarding, bathing and fishing, as a café and for the parking of motor vehicles

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
White P
Postcode
IG7 5DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use has occurred for a period of 10 years prior to the enforcement notice date (ground d)
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
  • Whether the period specified in the notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)

What decided it

The appellants failed to provide evidence that the specific mixed use described in the notice had occurred for a continuous 10-year period prior to the enforcement notice date, and the notice requirements were the minimum necessary to remedy the breach, though the compliance period required extension from two to three months for the gravel removal works.

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