®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld24 February 20263343943
The Walled Garden Farm, Hammerwood, EAST GRINSTEAD, RH19 3QE
‘Without planning permission, change of use of the Land from agriculture, the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes and the storage of commercial forestry vehicles, plant, machinery and equipment.’
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fagan N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether at the date the notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of any breach of planning control (ground d)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy any breach of planning control (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance specified in the notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)
What decided it
The appellant's deliberate concealment and positive deception regarding residential use of the caravan, admitted in his own statement, means enforcement action is not time-barred regardless of the 10-year immunity period, and the breach must be remedied.
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.