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Notice upheld28 July 20263357040

The Banks , Lyneham , Wiltshire, SN15 4NT

Planning appeal 3357040 at The Banks , Lyneham , Wiltshire, SN15 4NT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance (four months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

without planning permission, operational development comprising the partial erection of two buildings on the Land, identified edged in blue on the attached "Building Identification Plan

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
SN15 4NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance (four months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The appellants failed to provide objective evidence demonstrating that four months was insufficient time to comply with the notice, having had considerable time since its issue to commission a land stability report.

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