Planning appeal decision
Dale Farm, Manor Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TJ
Planning appeal 3358413 at Dale Farm, Manor Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TJ (New Forest) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is a nullity on the grounds that the building is not identified on the plan attached to the notice.
Erection of a building
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- SO45 5TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice is a nullity on the grounds that the building is not identified on the plan attached to the notice
- Whether, on ground (d), the building was substantially completed before the enforcement notice was issued such that no enforcement action could be taken
What decided it
The building was not substantially completed at any time before the enforcement notice was issued in November 2024, as evidenced by aerial photographs and site inspections showing it remained an incomplete shell three weeks before the notice was issued.
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