Land at Dam Hill Plantation, Edgefield, Norfolk, NR24 2RR

without planning permission: (i) The material change of use of the land from woodland to a mixed use for woodland and for commercial camping. (ii) The construction of 3 shepherd's huts with supporting wooden stilts (iii) The siting of two cladded shipping containers for use as a toilet/shower block

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Dyer S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
Whether the alleged matters constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy any breach of planning control (ground f)

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the alleged breach constituted permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 5, Class C of the GDPO because the required written approval under the Habitats Regulations had not been obtained when the enforcement notice was issued.

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