Planning appeal decision
Land off Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Planning appeal 3266195 at Land off Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS (New Forest) was dismissed on 4 August 2021 by Inspector Symons G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred.
Material change of use of woodland to mixed use of woodland and individual plots for leisure/recreation including overnight accommodation; stationing of caravan for storage and recreational purposes; stationing of vehicles used as sleeping accommodation; engineering operations comprising formation of means of access; formation of hard surfacing; formation of track
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Symons G
- Postcode
- SO41 8LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches of planning control have occurred
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served and expedient
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
What decided it
The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof that the material change of use and associated operational development had not occurred across the land attacked by the enforcement notice.
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