An Inspector quashes a Kirklees fence enforcement notice, ruling that the GPDO Part 1 highway definition does not extend to Part 2.
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Enforcement News
Planning enforcement often turns on getting the facts and the allegation right. These reports cover enforcement notices, injunctions, appeal grounds and the evidence needed when lawful use or immunity is disputed. We explain the decision without treating an individual outcome as a shortcut around the planning rules.For the background and current guidance, see our planning enforcement section and existing-use certificates and evidence.
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Hoad’s Wood: 39,500 tonnes of illegal waste cleared
Environment Agency confirms Kent woodland waste clearance is finished, but ecological recovery and a criminal investigation remain outstanding.
Devon container appeal: storage enforcement upheld
An Inspector treats two shipping containers as operational development and upholds a separate enforcement allegation concerning unauthorised storage use in Devon.
Swale caravan appeal wins over 1980 landscaping breach
An Inspector finds a decades-old caravan site landscaping breach lawful, but confirms that the original 75-caravan limit still applies.
Enfield shopfront appeal wins on dated Street View
Dated Street View images prove a shopfront extension lawful despite a 2009 enforcement notice in a new Enfield appeal.
Uttlesford planning injunction sets Article 8 home test
The High Court renewed a section 187B injunction and set five factors for deciding when traveller-site occupation engages Article 8.
Kingston bricks appeal wins lawful certificate
An Inspector ruled that new brickwork matched a Kingston house despite council objections, but refused the successful homeowner’s costs claim.
Dartford grey belt appeal quashes caravan enforcement
A Kent traveller site has won retrospective permission after an inspector balanced grey belt policy, unmet pitch need and deliberate unauthorised development.
Harrow enforcement appeal quashes three-flat notice
An Inspector has quashed a Harrow enforcement notice after finding insufficient evidence that a house and outbuilding had become three separate flats.
Lochaber conservation order confirmed after inquiry
Scottish Ministers have confirmed a revised conservation order for 44.9 hectares at Lochaber, clarifying prohibited works, maintenance and enforcement exceptions.
Cambridge enforcement appeal wins as C1 notice is quashed
A Cambridge enforcement appeal succeeds after an Inspector finds six-room visitor accommodation was not a C1 hotel or guest house.
Fence enforcement appeal quashes Haringey notice as timber boundary fits street scene
Haringey fence enforcement appeal succeeds after an Inspector finds timber panels and concrete posts sit comfortably with surrounding boundary treatments.
Studio flats enforcement appeal cuts reinstatement works and extends compliance
A Hammersmith studio flats enforcement appeal succeeds on grounds (f) and (g), cutting reinstatement works and extending compliance for occupied flats.
Farm dwelling enforcement appeal fails after rural worker case falls short in Green Belt
An Essex farm dwelling enforcement appeal fails after the Inspector rejects the agricultural exception and finds no essential permanent rural worker need.
Pub canopy appeal fails as Inspector rejects Class G moveable structure claim
A Devon pub loses an enforcement appeal after its timber canopy is found too permanent to qualify as a moveable Class G structure.
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