Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Moor Lane, Staines Upon Thames, TW19 6EG
Planning appeal 3334551 at Land to the East of Moor Lane, Staines Upon Thames, TW19 6EG (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 July 2024 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the uses alleged in the enforcement notice have taken place.
without planning permission, the material change in use of the Land to a mixed use of agriculture, a leisure plot, open storage and the storage of motor vehicles
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- TW19 6EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the uses alleged in the enforcement notice have taken place
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
What decided it
The current primary use of the site is agricultural with ancillary leisure and storage uses that are reasonable for a hobby farm, and the leisure plot allegation cannot be sustained as a separate material change of use.
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