Planning appeal decision
23 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0PE
Planning appeal 3326061 at 23 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0PE (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2024 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the compliance period of six months specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable under ground (g) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the material change of use of an ambulance service station to a mixed use comprising a vehicle repair, service and MOT station, and residential accommodation
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- M16 0PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the compliance period of six months specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable under ground (g) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The appellant had indicated over 12 months before the enforcement notice was issued that the tenant would be served notice, and the tenancy agreement had already elapsed by the decision date, making the six-month compliance period entirely reasonable and the appeal on ground (g) must fail.
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