Planning appeal decision
14 Thornhill Park Avenue, Dewsbury, WF12 0DA
Planning appeal 3357437 at 14 Thornhill Park Avenue, Dewsbury, WF12 0DA (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2025 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f).
without planning permission the erection of a dwelling house
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- WF12 0DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
- Whether the time period for compliance with the notice is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The planning permission for extensions and alterations was not capable of implementation because the original dwelling no longer existed, therefore the only way to remedy the breach was complete removal of the development.
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