Planning appeal decision
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
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- 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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