Planning appeal decision
Land at Westview Nursery, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5AU
Planning appeal 3233490 at Land at Westview Nursery, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5AU (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Peerless K, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the alleged breach of planning control is immune from enforcement action through the passage of time.
the use of the land from use for agriculture to land used for the stationing of a mobile home and touring caravans for residential occupation on the Land edged in red on the plan attached to the enforcement notice
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Peerless K
- Postcode
- DA14 5AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the alleged breach of planning control is immune from enforcement action through the passage of time
- if this ground fails then on ground (g): whether the time for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide precise and unambiguous evidence proving the transit site use for touring caravans had continued for at least 10 years before the enforcement notice was issued.
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