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Notice upheld7 May 20263360280

Baugh Farm Fouracre Crescent, Bristol, BS16 6PX

Planning appeal 3360280 at Baugh Farm Fouracre Crescent, Bristol, BS16 6PX (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the timber structure constitutes a building and therefore development requiring planning permission.

Without planning permission, the erection of a timber structure (indicated by the area bordered blue on the attached plan and appendix)

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
BS16 6PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the timber structure constitutes a building and therefore development requiring planning permission
  • Whether the enforcement notice was issued within the 4-year period for enforcement action
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach

What decided it

The timber structure is a building requiring planning permission, no such permission was granted, and the appellant provided insufficient evidence to establish that the breach occurred more than four years before the notice was issued.

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