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Notice varied and upheld18 September 20263358009

Chalford Paddocks, Oxford Road, Old Chalford Chipping Norton, OX7 5QR

Planning appeal 3358009 at Chalford Paddocks, Oxford Road, Old Chalford Chipping Norton, OX7 5QR (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 September 2026 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was issued outside the time limit under section 171B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice was issued outside the time limit under section 171B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Whether the compliance period of three months is reasonable

What decided it

The residential use of the building could not be demonstrated to have commenced before 1 November 2015, falling short of the ten-year immunity period required under section 171B(3) of the 1990 Act.

The balance between the public interest in securing expeditious compliance with the enforcement notice and the private interests of the appellant in having reasonable time to find alternative accommodation, with six months found to be a more reasonable and proportionate period than three months.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Caldwell & Timberstore Ltd v SSLUHC & Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWCA Civ 467; Welwyn Hatfield BC v SSCLG & Beesley [2011] UKSC 15; Mid Suffolk DC v FSS & Lebbon [2006] JPL 859; Murfitt v SSE & East Cambridgeshire DC [1980] JPL 598

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