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Notice varied and upheld25 March 20263340753

2 Hinksey Close, Slough, SL3 8EB

Planning appeal 3340753 at 2 Hinksey Close, Slough, SL3 8EB (Slough Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 March 2026 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the operational development was immune from planning control under the four-year rule at the time the enforcement notice was issued.

Material change of use of land to 2 dwelling houses, incorporating a side extension and a front extension and associated facilitating works

Authority
Slough Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
King T
Postcode
SL3 8EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the operational development was immune from planning control under the four-year rule at the time the enforcement notice was issued
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
  • Whether the compliance period specified in the enforcement notice is unreasonably short

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide precise and compelling evidence that the material change of use had occurred by 13 February 2020, with the Building Control Completion Certificate and the appellant's own declaration indicating completion and occupation occurred much later, thus the development was not immune from enforcement action.

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