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Split Decision1 July 20253350789

Guy Lodge Farm, Whitewebbs Lane, Enfield, EN2 9HJ

Planning appeal 3350789 at Guy Lodge Farm, Whitewebbs Lane, Enfield, EN2 9HJ (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Graham J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, by the date when the Notices were issued, the time available to the Council for taking enforcement action had expired (ground (d)).

Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use of part of the Premises (outlined in red on the plan for identification purposes) with the erection and positioning of assiociated structures, for the commercial storage and distribution of wooden pallets

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Graham J
Postcode
EN2 9HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, by the date when the Notices were issued, the time available to the Council for taking enforcement action had expired (ground (d))
  • Whether the compliance period specified by the Notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground (g))

What decided it

Whether the unlawful storage use had continued without significant interruption for more than ten years before the notices were issued, particularly whether the 2016 fire broke that continuity.

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