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Allowed30 June 20213252974

Woodside Farm Campsite, Gosport Road, Privett, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3NJ

Planning appeal 3252974 at Woodside Farm Campsite, Gosport Road, Privett, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3NJ (South Downs) was allowed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Steen A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the Council on behalf of the SDNPA was well-founded.

the use of land as a caravan site. Summary

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Steen A
Postcode
GU34 3NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the decision of the Council on behalf of the SDNPA was well-founded

What decided it

Consistent, precise and unambiguous evidence from residential occupiers established that the mixed caravan and camping use had continued for more than 10 years before the application date, engaging the immunity from enforcement under section 171(3).

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Barton Park Estates Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Dartmoor National Park Authority [2021] EWHC 1200 (Admin); Breckland District Council v Secretary Of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Plum Tree Country Park Ltd [2020] EWHC 292 (Admin)

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