Ryehurst Stud, Ryehurst Lane, Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 5QY

described as: The planning permission 13/00843/FUL was for the “Erection of a stable block comprising 8no. stables, tack rooms, WC and wash box and menage”. Condition 5 of that planning permission states that: “No artificial illumination of the menege hereby approved shall take place. REASON: In the interest of the character and appearance of the Countryside Setting

Authority: Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Householder developments
Inspector: White P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control

What decided it

The enforcement notice was invalid because it failed to specify with sufficient clarity whether the alleged breach was a breach of condition (lighting) or operational development (erection of lighting columns), and any correction would cause injustice to either party.

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