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Notice upheld10 November 20253363964

Land North West of Grafton, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

Planning appeal 3363964 at Land North West of Grafton, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2025 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use had commenced and endured continuously for 10 years prior to the enforcement notice being issued (ground d).

the material change of use of land for a mixed use of storage and residential and associated operational development consisting of the erection of a building

Authority
Guildford Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Dignan P
Postcode
GU23 6DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the material change of use had commenced and endured continuously for 10 years prior to the enforcement notice being issued (ground d)
  • Whether lesser steps than those specified in the notice would remedy the breach (ground f)
  • Whether the compliance period of 1 year is reasonable (ground g)

What decided it

The appellants could not discharge the burden of proof on ground (d) to demonstrate that the material change of use had occurred by 25 March 2015, as aerial imagery showed the land in grass use in 2017-2018 with no evidence of the mixed storage and residential use until 2020.

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