Sunrise Farm, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8HR

3(i) the construction of a building, with wood burner and flue 3(ii) the installation of three (3) metal containers 3(iii) the installation of a tank under the ground 3(iv) the installation of a timber barrier surrounding an excavated pit/hole

Authority: Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the construction of a building, installation of three metal containers, installation of an underground tank, and installation of a timber barrier surrounding an excavated pit/hole constitute breaches of planning control
Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the building, metal containers and underground tank do not constitute breaches of planning control, as they involved development by building, engineering or other operations without express planning permission or qualifying permitted development rights.

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