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Notice varied and upheld12 January 20263368843

The Property and Associated Land at Grid Ref 351142 370510, Church Road, Ashton Hayes, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 8AJ

Planning appeal 3368843 at The Property and Associated Land at Grid Ref 351142 370510, Church Road, Ashton Hayes, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 8AJ (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 January 2026 by Inspector Freer P, 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.

Construction of alterations to an existing access, construction of hardstanding, new fencing and entrance gates, a lean-to and a storage container

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Freer P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide evidence, such as a business plan, demonstrating that the hardstanding, lean-to structure and storage container are reasonably necessary for the purposes of the agricultural unit, and the fencing and entrance gates exceed the permitted height limit under the GPDO for structures adjacent to a classified road.

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