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Notice varied and upheld22 June 20263351367

land at Bois De Saussac, Udimore Road , Udimore, Rye, Easy Sussex, TN31 6BG

without planning permission, change of use of the Land from forestry to a mixed use for forestry and for recreation, leisure and commercial activities including airsoft, paintball, and skirmish within a constructed military-style training ground, and the associated erection and construction of buildings, toilet blocks, tents, parachutes, fecingand other structures

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Steen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters described in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground (b))
  • Whether the matters constitute a breach of planning control (ground (c))
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground (f))

What decided it

The use of the land continued for a period in excess of 28 days in total in any calendar year, exceeding the permitted development threshold under Schedule 2, Part 4, Class B of the GPDO, and thereby constituting an unlawful breach of planning control.

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