Planning appeal decision
Higher Wick Farm, Wick, Honiton, Devon, EX14 4TY
Planning appeal 3342728 at Higher Wick Farm, Wick, Honiton, Devon, EX14 4TY (East Devon District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 26 July 2024 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations.
Material change of use of land to mixed use of agriculture and Use Class B2 (General Industrial) use by virtue of use of former agricultural barn as steel fabrication workshop
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore D
- Postcode
- EX14 4TY
What decided it
The enforcement notice was found to be invalid due to inaccuracy, and the Council's failure to conduct adequate prior investigation before serving it constituted unreasonable behaviour warranting a full costs award.
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