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Notice upheld14 March 20253350826

15 Sytch Lane, Wombourne, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 0NF

without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from a dwellinghouse to a mixed use as a dwellinghouse and food preparation associated with food delivery business which includes the production, distribution and storage of cobs

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served on everyone with an interest in the land
  • Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control
  • Whether at the date the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken in respect of any breach of planning control

What decided it

The material change of use from residential to mixed residential and commercial food production/delivery business use was established as a matter of fact and degree, with the frequency and extent of business-related activity significantly changing the character of the land from its lawful residential use.

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