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Notice upheld20 March 20243328609

Harts Farm Chapel Lane, Redmarley, Gloucester, GL19 3JF

Planning appeal 3328609 at Harts Farm Chapel Lane, Redmarley, Gloucester, GL19 3JF (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use of the annexe to a separate dwelling has occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the annex [sic] as a separate residential dwelling

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
GL19 3JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the material change of use of the annexe to a separate dwelling has occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
  • Whether, if the change of use has occurred, it constitutes a breach of planning control (ground c)
  • Whether the breach is immune from enforcement action through the passage of time (ground d)
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
  • Whether the compliance period is reasonable (ground g)

What decided it

The annexe has been occupied as a separate single dwellinghouse by non-family members since January 2016, creating a new planning unit and constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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