®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining Harcombe Farm, Harcombe, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3RN
Without planning permission and within the last 10 years, the material change of use of Land from agricultural use to use for storage by virtue of the storage of waste materials, building materials, non-agricultural machinery and materials, trailers and non-agricultural vehicles whose approximate positions are shown edged blue on the enclosed Location Plan
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the mixed use on the character and appearance of the area (Appeals A and B)
- Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred (Appeals A, B, C and D)
- Whether enforcement action could be taken given the ten-year limitation period (Appeals A, B, C and D)
- Whether the steps required by the notices exceed what is necessary to remedy the breaches (Appeals A and B)
- Whether the time given to comply with the notices is reasonable (Appeals A, B, C and D)
What decided it
The storage of non-agricultural materials and the siting of a residential caravan on the land cause harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape, contrary to development plan policy and the NPPF, and the appellants failed to demonstrate that the breaches had not occurred or that enforcement action was time-barred.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: Strategy 46, Strategy 7, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy UEN2
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