Willow Lake , Besore , Threemilestone,Truro , Cornwall , TR3 6BL

Planning appeal 3326929 at Willow Lake , Besore , Threemilestone,Truro , Cornwall , TR3 6BL (Cornwall Council) was decided (invalid) on 30 December 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid and complies with statutory requirements, particularly in its description of the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required to remedy it.

described as follows: “…the material change of use of agricultural land to recreational leisure/residential use. Through the stationing of two caravans for occasional residential use indicated by a blue ‘B’ and blue ‘E’ on the attached plan, creation of a wooden cabin for occasional residential purposes indicated by a blue ‘A’ on the attached plan and associated oper ational development including a toilet/shower building and shed indicated by a blue ‘D’ and a blue ‘C’ on the attached plan respectively. Also, the siting of play equipment on the land. The land has been outlined in red on the attached plan ‘The Plan’”

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Ghafoor A
Postcode: TR3 6BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the enforcement notice is valid and complies with statutory requirements, particularly in its description of the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required to remedy it

What decided it

The enforcement notice failed to comply with section 173(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by using ambiguous terminology and grammar that did not fairly and clearly describe the alleged breach of planning control or the steps required to remedy it, rendering it a nullity incapable of correction.

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