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Notice varied and upheld29 April 20263359857

Handley Cross Leven Bank Leven Bank Road, Leven Bank Road, Yarm, Durham, TS15 9JL

Planning appeal 3359857 at Handley Cross Leven Bank Leven Bank Road, Leven Bank Road, Yarm, Durham, TS15 9JL (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 April 2026 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether at the time the enforcement notice was issued it was too late to take enforcement action against the hardstanding access road (ground d).

without planning permission the material change of use of the Land from use as a paddock to residential use

Authority
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Baxter C
Postcode
TS15 9JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether at the time the enforcement notice was issued it was too late to take enforcement action against the hardstanding access road (ground d)
  • Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
  • Whether the period for compliance with the notice is reasonable (ground g)

What decided it

The appellants could not prove the hardstanding access road had been in residential use for more than 10 years, and three months was an unreasonable compliance period given their housing search circumstances, warranting variation to nine months.

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