Land adjoining ‘Sandhill’, Hampstead Norreys Road, Hermitage, RG18 9XU

without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from agriculture to use as a Gypsy and Traveller Site comprising five pitches with touring caravans, mobile welfare / storage units, skips, and dog kennels, together with the laying of hardstanding and the erection of fencing associated with the change of use of the site (the “Unauthorised Development”)

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Dyer S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the compliance period specified in the enforcement notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed

What decided it

The personal circumstances of the occupiers, particularly the presence of young children and their access to education and health facilities, combined with the grant of planning permission for the same use, justified extending the compliance period from 6 to 12 months.

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