Planning appeal decision
Caspian Kebab, The Cottage, 18 Talbot Terrace, Birtley, DH3 2PQ
Planning appeal 3341013 at Caspian Kebab, The Cottage, 18 Talbot Terrace, Birtley, DH3 2PQ (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the erection of a structure comprising of a metal framework and slate tiled monopitch canopy
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- DH3 2PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
What decided it
The requirements of the enforcement notice are not excessive as they are necessary to remedy the breach of planning control, and the Inspector had no jurisdiction to consider alternative solutions without an appeal on ground (a).
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