A planning inquiry deciding the fate of Hare Hatch Sheeplands Garden Centre may be postponed after a key witness fell ill.

Wokingham Borough Council has requested the hearing of an appeal against its enforcement notice issued to Hare Hatch Sheeplands near Twyford be postponed.

The inquiry was scheduled for Tuesday however the council does not expect its main witness will make a full recovery before the opening.

The garden centre is accused of 15 planning breaches on green belt land.

Owner Rob Scott has said the business would be forced to close, signalling the loss of more than 100 jobs, if it loses the appeal.