Planning appeal decision
Waterways Caravan Park, Reculver Lane, Herne Bay, CT6 6ST
Planning appeal 3265699 at Waterways Caravan Park, Reculver Lane, Herne Bay, CT6 6ST (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2022 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use of land for the siting of caravans for occupation throughout the calendar year is lawful development under section 192(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, having regard to the conditions attached to the 1994 planning permission.
the proposed use of land for the siting of caravans for occupation throughout the year
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- CT6 6ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed use of land for the siting of caravans for occupation throughout the calendar year is lawful development under section 192(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, having regard to the conditions attached to the 1994 planning permission
What decided it
The restrictive condition from the 1994 planning permission remains applicable and enforceable, and a certificate of lawful use cannot be issued for a use that would breach that condition unless immunity from enforcement can be demonstrated.
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