A man has been fined for breaching an enforcement notice by storing scrap cars at a Harrogate district farm without permission.
Malcolm Grange, 67, of White Wall Farm in Felliscliffe, was found to have breached the order which was first issued to him in May 2016.
Harrogate Borough Council ordered Grange to stop using the land for the storage of external vehicles, vehicle parts and tyres without planning permission.
The 67-year-old appeared before Harrogate Magistrates Court on November 28 charged with breaching the order between July 27 and September 3, 2021.
He was fined £480, ordered to pay costs of £2,700 and a victim surcharge of £48.
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Grange, who was convicted for a similar offence in 2012 by the Environment Agency, had initially appealed the order to the government’s Planning Inspectorate.
However, planning inspector John Braithwaite ruled in favour of the borough council.
He said:
“Evidence indicates that the land was in use for the storage of vehicles, vehicle parts and tyres on the date of issue of the enforcement notice.”
