1 Council Houses Downside Road, Backwell, BRISTOL, BS48 3DN

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to a mixed use of residential use and the use of the land for the parking of cars connected with passengers of Bristol Airport

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Bond V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the material change of use of the land to a mixed use of residential use and the use of the land for the parking of cars connected with passengers of Bristol Airport constitutes a breach of planning control
Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice (35 days) falls short of what is reasonable

What decided it

The scale and pattern of use of the airport parking operation was significantly different from incidental residential use, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission, though the compliance period was extended to allow reasonable time for remediation.

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