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Notice upheld19 February 20263348776

66 Sevens Road, Cannock, WS12 0QA

Planning appeal 3348776 at 66 Sevens Road, Cannock, WS12 0QA (Cannock Chase District Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there has been, as a matter of fact, a material change of use of the appeal property from residential to a mixed use of residential and the storage of commercial vehicles and other items.

the unauthorised change of use of the land from a residential use to a mixed use, comprising of a residential use and to a use for the storage of commercial vehicles in various states of disrepair, the storage of inter alia, vehicle parts, tyres, vehicle wheels, disused furniture, gas bottles and pallets

Authority
Cannock Chase District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
WS12 0QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there has been, as a matter of fact, a material change of use of the appeal property from residential to a mixed use of residential and the storage of commercial vehicles and other items

What decided it

The four commercial vehicles have been stored on the property for between three and five years with no repair or restoration work undertaken, and their presence has materially changed the character and functionality of the residential property, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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