®Planning appeal decision
4 Brooksfield, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3DL
Planning appeal 3374765 at 4 Brooksfield, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3DL (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 24 July 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 (ground f).
without planning permission, the erection of 1.7m high wall and gate posts, on the Land (as identified in the approximate position shown by the blue line on the attached plan)
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- WF9 3DL
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 (ground f)
- Whether the period given for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)
What decided it
The requirements of the notice are not excessive as they would remedy the breach by bringing the structure into compliance with permitted development rights, and the 3-month compliance period strikes an appropriate balance between prompt remediation and practical necessity.
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