Planning appeal decision
Horsley Banks Farm, Horsley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 0NS
Planning appeal 3332832 at Horsley Banks Farm, Horsley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 0NS (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building was substantially completed more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued, such that it would be immune from enforcement action under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the construction of a building
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- NE15 0NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building was substantially completed more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued, such that it would be immune from enforcement action under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probability that the building was substantially completed more than four years before the enforcement notice was issued, as evidenced by aerial photographs showing incomplete roofing, a planning contravention notice stating the building was not yet complete, and a planning application form indicating the work was incomplete.
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