Planning appeal decision
Trethurffe Hills Farm, New Mills, Laddock, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4QG
Planning appeal 3362154 at Trethurffe Hills Farm, New Mills, Laddock, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4QG (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice of six months falls short of what is reasonable under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
without planning permission, the material change of use of agricultural land for the siting of two caravans for residential use (currently unoccupied) and the associated engineering operations to change land levels, installation of sewage treatment plants and creation of a hardstanding areas
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- TR2 4QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the period for compliance with the enforcement notice of six months falls short of what is reasonable under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The appellants failed to provide sufficient evidence that more time was needed to comply with the enforcement notice requirements, and the six-month period was found to be reasonable.
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