Appeal regarding Enforcement Notice – Land South of Top Farm, Shefford Road, Clophill

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

PUBLIC INQUIRY

TO BE HELD AS AN IN PERSON EVENT ONLY AT

Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford. Beds. SG17 5TQ

Opening on 17th September 2024 at 10.00am for 3 days

Enforcement Notice No: CB/EN/20/0361 – Land South of Top Farm, Shefford Road, Clophill

REASON FOR INQUIRY

Appeal by Mr Chris Smith against enforcement notice issued by Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Planning Authority for the material change of use of Agricultural Land to mixed use for the keeping of horses and the siting of one residential static caravan and one touring caravan (Gypsy Traveller community use), with the stationing of a mobile home and a touring caravan for residential use, and associated development; and the unauthorised operational development of the Land, including the laying of hard standing and development of a barn, stable block, kennel and the installation electrical wiring, waste system and water system for residential use; at Land South of Top Farm, Shefford Road, Clophill.

An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold an Inquiry opening on the date shown above to decide the appeal. The Inquiry will be held as an entirely In Person event run by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed on the Council website

https://cbc.aifusion.io/planning/publicSearch.html  (enter the enforcement notice number CB/EN/20/0361 in the search box)

Anyone wishing to attend the Inquiry must make that interest known to the Central Bedfordshire Council’s Appeals Team as soon as possible prior to the Inquiry, by emailing planning.appeals@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk after reading the Public Inquiry Attendance Information set out below. When contacting the Appeals Team, it would be helpful if you could confirm whether you want to take an active part in the proceedings or attend only as an observer. This information will need to be provided to the Planning Inspector.

Public Inquiry Attendance Information

Before deciding whether to take an active part in the Inquiry, you need to think carefully about the points you wish to make. All written submissions from application and appeal stage will be taken into account by the Inspector. Re-stating the same points won’t add any additional weight to them.

If you want to take an active part but feel unable to for any reason, and/or the points you want to make are not covered in the evidence of others, consider whether someone else could raise them on your behalf.

Planning Inspectorate References:

APP/P0240/C/23/3326745 ( Appeal A )

APP/P0240/C/23/3326746 (Appeal B)

Case Officer contact at the Planning Inspectorate: Jeremy Richards

Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Appeals Team contact: planning.appeals@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk