Planning appeal decision
1 Timmis Close, Bilston, WV14 9XT
Planning appeal 3338067 at 1 Timmis Close, Bilston, WV14 9XT (Wolverhampton City Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice complies with the statutory requirements of section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the relevant regulations.
Without planning permission in the last four years, the erection of (in the approximate location of the yellow line on the attached location plan) post and fencing over 1m high adjacent to the highway
- Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- WV14 9XT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice complies with the statutory requirements of section 173 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the relevant regulations
What decided it
The requirement for the Local Planning Authority's agreement on materials rendered the notice defective on its face and a nullity, incapable of correction, as it failed to tell the recipient fairly what must be done to remedy the breach within the four corners of the notice.
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