®Planning appeal decision
Land North of M4 Motorway, , Littleton Drew, , SN14 7LZ
Without planning permission, the change of use from agricultural to a mixed-use of agricultural and residential use, including stationing of caravans for residential use, use of the barn structures for associated storage and residential use and associated domestic related paraphernalia and associated commercial equipment and materials [landscaping business equipment ancillary to residential occupation of the land] including but not limited to small decking, patio garden seating and tables, artificial grass, festoon lighting, children’s play equipment, woodchipper, flat bed trailers and other associated landscaping equipment and materials
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A Ground (f): Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to achieve its purpose
- Appeal A Ground (g): Whether the 12-month period for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed
- Appeal B Ground (f): Whether the steps required exceed what is necessary to achieve the purpose of the notice, particularly regarding removal of hardcore, gravel, paving and garden brick edging
- Appeal B Ground (g): Whether the periods specified in the notice fall short of what should reasonably be allowed
What decided it
The Inspector balanced the enforcement requirements against the practical need to allow the appellant's family time to relocate after the school year, extending the compliance period from 12 to 16 months in Appeal A and clarifying the scope of removal requirements in Appeal B to reflect the actual pre-breach condition of the land.
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