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Grove Farm Brentwood CM14 5NG
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Council sourceFollowing Grant of Appeal Appeal A Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277645 Plot 1, Grove Farm. The material change of use from agricultural use to use for parking of HGVs including commercial vehicles, trailers, cars, caravans, and commercial storage of plant equipment and metal containers on Plot 1, Grove Farm, Appeal F Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277651 Plot 6, Grove Farm The material change of use of the land from agricultural use to a waste recycling centre, storage of building materials and rubble, storage of heavy plant machinery and equipment, and storage of metal containers and skips, unauthorised development in the form of an increase in land levels by the importation of soil and the erection of a new shed measuring 40m x 20m x 7m high, a shed measuring 18m x 12m x 6m high to store and recycle materials, and offices Appeal G Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277654 Plot 7, Grove Farm. The material change of use of the land from agricultural use for the storage of heavy duty commercial haulage and plant machinery including plant equipment, the storage of metal containers/unauthorised development through the erection of buildings Appeal H Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277655 Plot 8, Grove Farm. The material change of use from agriculture to use for the storage of building materials, rubble, metal skips and HGV vehicles and unauthorised development in the form of increased land levels on Plot 8, Appeal I Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277656 Plot 9, Grove Farm.The material change of use from agriculture to use for the storage of building materials, rubble, metal skips and HGV vehicles and unauthorised development in the form of increased land levels Appeal J Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277657 Plot 10, Grove Farm. The material change of use of the land from agricultural use to use for industrial storage for the storage of building materials, construction equipment, plant and heavy goods vehicles Appeal L Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277660 Plot 12, Grove Farm. The material change of use of the land from agriculture to use for open air storage of scaffolding materials, Appeal P Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277666 Plot 16,Grove Farm. The material change of use of the land from agriculture use to use for industrial storage for the storage of building materials, construction equipment, plant and heavy goods vehicles at Plot 16 Appeal T Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277671 Plot 20, Grove Farm. The material change of use of the land from agricultural use to use as scaffolding business including the storage of scaffolding poles, boards and other equipment associated with a scaffolding business/unauthorised development in the form of installation of hard surfaces, the erection of a shed used in connection with the scaffolding business and the erection of racks to store scaffolding poles and boards at Plot 20, Appeal U Ref: APP/B5480/C/21/3277672 Plot 21, Grove farm. The material change of use of the land from agricultural use to use as scaffolding business including the storage of scaffolding poles, boards and other equipment associated with a scaffolding business/unauthorised development in the form of installation of hard surfaces, the erection of a shed used in connection with the scaffolding business and the erection of racks to store scaffolding poles and boards on Plot 21.
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| PINS DecisionAppeal Decision | 18 May 2023 | View |
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