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2 Years ago I applied for planning permission to build a barn, it was refused for various reasons. Recently I decided to tidy up the land whihc I had proposed to build on. It was littered with building debris and stone which had been dug out of adjacent land, some pieces weighing in at half a ton. Whilst doing this work I had to dig a hole 3ft across by 1 foot deep to get some more stone out. I ahve now been threatened with an enforcement notice, for breach of planning approval, the enforcment officer says that I have installed footings. Is this right, his first threatening letter was mad before a site visit, and he is still adamant that I am in breach. Any ideas anyone?

Mike,

As I understand, once the first clod of earth has been turned, this basically means that a planning approval has been implemented. In your case, given that no permission has been granted, I can't see why the enforcement officer has raised issues. I recommend you speak to the officer and ask what the alleged breach is.