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Notice varied and upheld11 June 20263350249

North of Mockham Barton, Brayford, Barnstaple, EX32 7LH

Planning appeal 3350249 at North of Mockham Barton, Brayford, Barnstaple, EX32 7LH (North Devon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 June 2026 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the caravan has been stored on the land or used ancillary to agricultural use.

Within the last 10 years, unauthorised change of use consisting of the storage of a mobile home

Authority
North Devon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
EX32 7LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the caravan has been stored on the land or used ancillary to agricultural use
  • Whether any such use constitutes a breach of planning control
  • Whether the land level alterations were ancillary to the storage of the caravan
  • Whether enforcement action was time-barred under section 171B
  • Whether the requirements and compliance period of the enforcement notice are reasonable

What decided it

The land level alterations were not ancillary or incidental to the storage of the caravan but related to earlier highway works, and the compliance period was unreasonably short given the practical difficulties of removal.

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