®Planning appeal decision
57 Kirkstone Way, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3RZ
Without planning permission, and within the last ten years, the change of use of the land from a residential dwellinghouse to a mixed use being a residential dwellinghouse with commercial car sales and car storage taking place on the Land
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hanson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice had occurred by the date of issue (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
What decided it
The sheer number and variety of vehicles regularly parked at the property and advertised for sale on Autotrader, combined with the resulting increase in customer visits and visual impact on the suburban residential character, demonstrated a material change of use from dwelling to commercial car sales business.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.