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Notice varied and upheld11 March 20253348504

Land at Crossflatts Cricket Club, Keighley Road, , Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2ER

Planning appeal 3348504 at Land at Crossflatts Cricket Club, Keighley Road, , Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2ER (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, at the date when the enforcement notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of the breach of planning control alleged, on the ground that the development occurred 4 or more years before the notice was issued.

without planning permission, the construction of new residential dwellings on the Land

Authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
BD16 2ER

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, at the date when the enforcement notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of the breach of planning control alleged, on the ground that the development occurred 4 or more years before the notice was issued

What decided it

The appellant's own evidence demonstrated that the buildings were erected after 23 April 2021, which is after the material date of 20 June 2020, meaning the development had not existed for 4 or more years and was not immune from enforcement action.

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