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Quashed On Legal Grounds25 June 20263362523

Land to the North 12 The Highfields, Wightwick, Wolverhampton, WV6 8DW

Planning appeal 3362523 at Land to the North 12 The Highfields, Wightwick, Wolverhampton, WV6 8DW (South Staffordshire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 25 June 2026 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control as a matter of fact (ground b).

Material change of use of land to domestic residential garden land in association with 12 The Highfields and depositing of gravel to create a hardstanding for parking of motor vehicles

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Hainsworth D
Postcode
WV6 8DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control as a matter of fact (ground b)
  • Whether at the date the notice was issued no enforcement action could be taken (ground d)

What decided it

The operational development (gravel parking area) was issued outside the four-year enforcement deadline, and the alleged use as domestic residential garden land lacked the physical evidence required to constitute such a use as a matter of fact.

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