Hey guys, things are starting to escalate now and I am at my wits end
After numerous calls to the planning department to try to find out exactly what my breach is, they've still been extremely unwilling to give out too much information.
I asked them if they could tell me the exact breach that I have caused, or tell me exactly which of the 9 permitted development laws that I have broken. But they will NOT tell me which one I have apparently breached!!!
The most I can get out of them is that my sheds are 'out of scale with what is normal'. Now, I don't dispute it is more sheds than what is normal for a back garden, but the law clearly states you can take up 50% of a property with outbuildings as long as they fulfil the other requirements!!!
When I brought this up they said that is true but the number of animals I have makes it out of scale. They seem to be implying that the use of the sheds is not domestic. Is having sheds for a hobby (pet keeping) not a domestic purpose which is incidental to the enjoyment of our dwelling house?! I do not run a business with these animals, nor do I breed from them, they are simply an important part of our family and lives!
My family and I are so stressed, I am having panic attacks, this is messing with our lives so so much. We are apparently going to be getting our enforcement letter soon.
I have made a formal complaint to the planning department and I hope something will come of that, but will it really change anything?! If you were in this situation, what would you do??
Thank you for reading, your help has brought us a lot of comfort and support over the past few weeks.