Planning appeal decision
Bay Vets, Baldrand House, Bowerham Road, , Lancaster , Lancashire , LA1 3AJ
Planning appeal 3364417 at Bay Vets, Baldrand House, Bowerham Road, , Lancaster , Lancashire , LA1 3AJ (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2026 by Inspector Hartley 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 (ground c).
without planning permission, operational development consisting of the siting of two buildings shown within Appendix B (The Development)
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- LA1 3AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the compliance period of 60 days is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The permanence of the portacabins in the same position since November 2021, combined with their size and the addition of fixed steps and handrails, established they constitute buildings requiring planning permission, and the 60-day compliance period was reasonable given the identified planning harm to the conservation area.
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