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Notice upheld9 April 20253326861

Nightingale Pharmacy, Greatwell Drive, Romsey, SO51 7QP

Planning appeal 3326861 at Nightingale Pharmacy, Greatwell Drive, Romsey, SO51 7QP (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 April 2025 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

the making of a material change in use of the land to use for storage purposes-Class B8 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
SO51 7QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Whether the time allowed for compliance with the notice is reasonable

What decided it

The appellant failed to establish either that the enforcement notice was not properly served or that the three-month compliance period was unreasonable.

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