Planning appeal decision
Church Lea Old Village, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2RH
Planning appeal 3340219 at Church Lea Old Village, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2RH (Mid Devon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid having regard to an error in the attached plan which incorrectly includes two garages not owned by the appellants.
without planning permission the erection of a lean-to extension to the existing garage which is forward of the front principal elevation of the House on the Land shown on the Plan coloured blue
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- EX15 2RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice is valid having regard to an error in the attached plan which incorrectly includes two garages not owned by the appellants
- Whether the period for compliance specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The enforcement notice was sufficiently clear in identifying the site and the breach despite the plan error, and the appellants provided no evidence that the extension had not been erected; the compliance period was varied from two to six months as reasonable.
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