Downland Park , Court Farm Road, Newhaven , East Sussex, BN9 9DJ

Planning appeal 3258200 at Downland Park , Court Farm Road, Newhaven , East Sussex, BN9 9DJ (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 30 August 2024 by Inspector Hocking P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for use of land as a caravan site without restrictions or conditions was well founded.

Use of land as a caravan site without restrictions or conditions

Authority: Lewes District Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Hocking P
Postcode: BN9 9DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for use of land as a caravan site without restrictions or conditions was well founded

What decided it

The Inspector found it more likely than not, based on statutory documentation confirming the 6.55ha site area, that the 1989 permission (containing no restrictions) applied to the appeal site rather than the more restrictive 1986 permission.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Newbury v SSE [1981] AC 578; Trump International Golf Club v The Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC; Lambeth LBC v SSCLG [2019] UKSC 33; Hillside Parks Ltd v SNPA [2022] UKSC 30; Telford & Wrekin Council v SSCLG [2013] EWHC 79 (Admin); R v Ashford Borough Council ex p Shepway District Council [1999] PLCR; UBB Waste Essex Ltd v Essex County Council [2019] EWHC 1294 (Admin)

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