®Planning appeal decision
52 Bridge Mead, Ebley, STROUD, GL5 4BP
Without planning permission and within the last ten years the material change of use of land (shaded grey and edged in black on the attached plan) from amenity use to residential use (C3) and the erection of a metal fence (indicated by a red dotted line on the attached plan) to enclose the land without the benefit of planning permission
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hanson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use from amenity to residential use and erection of metal fence) has occurred
- Whether, if the breach occurred, it constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the breach had become immune from enforcement action through the passage of ten years
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
What decided it
The metal fence erected in 2022 physically enclosed the land and prevented public access, fundamentally altering its character from publicly accessible amenity land to private residential use, and this enclosure is integral to and facilitates the unlawful use.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.