Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 12 Hillhouse Lane, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorks, HD1 6EF
Planning appeal 3342855 at Land Adjacent to 12 Hillhouse Lane, Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorks, HD1 6EF (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 7 April 2025 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period given for compliance with the enforcement notice (60 days) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
without the benefit of planning permission, the construction of a building incorporating three shipping containers and a roof structure
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- HD1 6EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the period given for compliance with the enforcement notice (60 days) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The basic construction, transportable nature of the shipping containers, and lack of evidence from the appellant that 60 days would be insufficient to dismantle and remove the works made the compliance period reasonable and proportionate.
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