Planning appeal decision
6 Millfield Cottages, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5ET
Planning appeal 3365503 at 6 Millfield Cottages, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5ET (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the erection of a detached outbuilding on the Land, shown hatched black on the Plan
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- WF4 5ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control
- Whether the period given for compliance with the notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed
What decided it
The compliance period was varied from 3 months to 6 months to allow reasonable time for demolition and removal, but the enforcement notice was otherwise upheld as the requirements were necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.
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