From what little information they have given me, on the enforcement notice it will say something like 'the sheds and enclosures are out of scale'. But they are not basing this on the size or the number of the sheds, they seem to be basing this on the fact that I am keeping animals in them. There will be roughly 12 animals in the garden, and although they are classed as 'exotic', they are in fact my own domestic pets, which I have every right to keep. 12 may seem like a lot to some people, but most of them are very small - the size of a rabbit. This is a very specialist hobby/way of life and I know people who have literally hundreds of animals.
The enforcement letter will probably say something like that. I do not know if that is a strong enough case for them to use, and I just pray that an appeal can over turn it.
I wish they would truly consider the suffering they are causing. If they go through with this and they win, we will have to move, our whole lives will be turned upside down and we will have lost many, many thousands of pounds. They should compare that suffering to the supposed potential suffering of neighbours if my structures stay, which is none. The animals do not make noise nor do they smell, and the neighbours absolutely love having them here, they are over every single day giving them treats and interacting with them.