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Notice varied and upheld6 June 20253353592

Besom Hill End Farm, 817 Ripponden Road, Oldham, OL4 2JZ

Planning appeal 3353592 at Besom Hill End Farm, 817 Ripponden Road, Oldham, OL4 2JZ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 June 2025 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (change of use to demolition equipment storage and erection of block walls) had occurred.

Unauthorised change of use of land from farm to storage of demolition equipment and erection of concrete block walls

Authority
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
OL4 2JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged breach of planning control (change of use to demolition equipment storage and erection of block walls) had occurred
  • Whether the matters constitute a breach of planning control
  • Whether enforcement action was barred by the ten-year time limit
  • Whether the enforcement notice requirements exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
  • Whether the compliance period is reasonable

What decided it

The significant change in character of activities on the land from agriculture to demolition equipment storage, evidenced by the quantity and type of equipment and the nature of the business operation, constituted a material change of use and operational development in breach of planning control that had not become immune from enforcement action.

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