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Invalid30 September 20253338887

Carpel House, Horsham Road, South Holmwood, RH5 4LT

Planning appeal 3338887 at Carpel House, Horsham Road, South Holmwood, RH5 4LT (Mole Valley District Council) was decided (invalid) on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid and complies with section 173(9) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Material change of use to mixed use comprising dwelling, waste and building materials storage, inert waste disposal, storage of containers and vehicles, plant and machinery; associated operational development including fencing, hard surfaces and garage

Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Freer P
Postcode
RH4 1SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice is valid and complies with section 173(9) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The enforcement notice failed to specify a compliance period for the removal of the garage as required by section 173(9) of the 1990 Act, rendering the notice a nullity.

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