Planning appeal decision
Turweston Hill Farm, Brackley Road, Turweston, Buckinghamshire, NN13 5JB
Planning appeal 3337156 at Turweston Hill Farm, Brackley Road, Turweston, Buckinghamshire, NN13 5JB (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 9 January 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the engineering operations to form the lake/drainage pond constitute a breach of planning control, or are permitted development or do not require planning permission.
the undertaking of engineering operations to form a lake/drainage pond
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- NN13 5JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the engineering operations to form the lake/drainage pond constitute a breach of planning control, or are permitted development or do not require planning permission
- Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The land at Turweston Hill Farm is primarily used for equestrian purposes, not agriculture, so the permitted development rights for agricultural engineering operations do not apply and express planning permission was required but not obtained.
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