Planning appeal decision
Land Lying to the South of Derby Road, Burton Upon Trent , Staffs , DE13 0DG
Planning appeal 3357048 at Land Lying to the South of Derby Road, Burton Upon Trent , Staffs , DE13 0DG (East Staffordshire Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 18 May 2026 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control.
Without planning permission, the siting of metal shipping containers on the Land
- Authority
- East Staffordshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
- Postcode
- DE13 0DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control
What decided it
The enforcement notice failed to specify with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control, making it invalid and incapable of correction without injustice to the appellant.
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