Planning appeal decision
Land Known As Llanfield Stables, Prickly Post Lane, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1EZ
Planning appeal 3329875 at Land Known As Llanfield Stables, Prickly Post Lane, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1EZ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, 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.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of equestrian and agricultural land to a mixed use of equestrian and the stationing of a static caravan for residential purposes. The approximate position of the static caravan is marked by a blue ‘X’on the attached plan ‘The Plan’
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- PL23 1EZ
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 matters alleged in the notice have occurred
- Whether the matters alleged amount to a breach of planning control
- Whether the notice was issued too late to take enforcement action
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
- Whether the period given for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The appellants failed to make their case on the balance of probability on all grounds of appeal, and the enforcement notice was properly issued and served to remedy a clear breach of planning control.
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