Land at Broad Down, North of Linhay Farm, East side of Seaton Road, Southleigh, Colyton, EX24 6JF

without planning permission and within the last four years, the siting and storage of non-agricultural items on the land (including a static caravan, shipping containers, a portacabin, a grey storage/toilet block and commercial vehicle) in the approximate positions shown edged in blue on the location plan enclosed with the notice

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)

What decided it

The field's primary use was for general storage rather than agriculture, constituting a material change of use to Class B8 without planning permission, and the portable structures were buildings requiring planning permission for their erection.

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