Planning appeal decision
Land North of Halstead Road, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3AN
Planning appeal 3331926 at Land North of Halstead Road, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3AN (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2024 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the siting of a steel container for storage of agricultural and event equipment constitutes a lawful use or development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
a steel container on land for storage of agricultural and event equipment
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- CO9 3AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the siting of a steel container for storage of agricultural and event equipment constitutes a lawful use or development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The storage of event equipment in the container resulted in a material change of use of the land that would have required planning permission, which did not exist.
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