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Invalid17 June 20263368651

Highcroft, Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HH

Planning appeal 3368651 at Highcroft, Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HH (Lancashire County Council) was decided (invalid) on 17 June 2026 by Inspector Russell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid and capable of correction under s.176 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

without planning permission, the unauthorised development of the Land by the importation and disposal of waste material on the Land

Authority
Lancashire County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Mineral working
Inspector
Russell J
Postcode
PR26 9HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice is valid and capable of correction under s.176 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The enforcement notice is hopelessly ambiguous and uncertain as to whether the alleged breach constitutes operational development or a material change of use, and therefore does not comply with s.173(1)(a) and (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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