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Notice upheld13 January 20253346381

Berry Farm, Blanks Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ED

Planning appeal 3346381 at Berry Farm, Blanks Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ED (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2025 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact and law.

Material change of use to storage of caravans for leisure, scaffolding distribution, waste materials, vehicles, wood and pallets; erection of buildings, scaffolding structure, shipping containers, portacabins, decking, platforms and wall; formation of hardstanding, fencing, access, culverted ditch and roadways

Authority
Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Hocking P
Postcode
RH5 5ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred as a matter of fact and law
  • Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all parties with an interest in the land
  • Whether immunity from enforcement has been acquired
  • Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breaches

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the containers are not buildings, that the fencing and lorry storage constitute permitted development, or that the necessary immunity periods have been satisfied.

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