®Planning appeal decision
Sprinks Farm, Blackwood House Lane, Horton, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8QE
Planning appeal 3377456 at Sprinks Farm, Blackwood House Lane, Horton, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8QE (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 21 August 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of control has occurred as a matter of fact — specifically whether the land has been changed to use as a 'residential domestic garden'.
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Phillips A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of control has occurred as a matter of fact — specifically whether the land has been changed to use as a 'residential domestic garden'
What decided it
The absence of any specifically cultivated grass, flowers, shrubs or fruit trees associated with the adjacent dwellinghouse meant that a 'garden' had not been created as a matter of fact, so the alleged breach was not accurately described in the enforcement notice.
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