Planning appeal decision
Barracks Field Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AX
Planning appeal 3262146 at Barracks Field Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AX (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed on 22 June 2021 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well-founded.
use of land for the siting of a replacement mobile home meeting the definition of ‘caravan’ as set out in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 and the Caravans Sites Act 1968
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- CM3 3AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well-founded
What decided it
The structure met all three statutory tests (size, construction and mobility) under the Caravan Sites Act 1968, establishing it as a caravan rather than a building amounting to operational development.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Byrne Vs SSE and Arun District Council [1997] EWHC Admin 190
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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