Planning appeal decision
Fleur De Lys, Nanstallon, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5LY
Planning appeal 3269674 at Fleur De Lys, Nanstallon, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5LY (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Graham J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the structure on the appeal site is a building or a caravan following the addition of an extension.
Certificate of lawful use or development for residential unit (static caravan with extension)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Graham J
- Postcode
- PL30 5LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the structure on the appeal site is a building or a caravan following the addition of an extension
- Whether the creation of the building amounted to unauthorised development that achieved immunity from enforcement
- Whether the residential use of the dwellinghouse has been abandoned
What decided it
The residential use of the dwellinghouse was abandoned following Mrs Pryor's death in 2007, as evidenced by twelve years of non-use, severe deterioration of the building, and the objective absence of any clear intention by the owners to resume residential occupation.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Pugsley v SSE & North Devon DC [1996] JPL B124; Skerrits of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR (No. 2) [2002] EWCA Civ 5569; Gravesham BC v SSE (1984) 47 P&CR; Newbury DC v SSE & Others [1980] 2 WLR 379, [1981] AC 578; Panton & Farmer v SSETR & Vale Horse DC [1999] JPL 461; Hartley v MHLG [1970] 1QB 413; Trustees of Castell-y-Mynach Estate v Taff-Ely BC [1985] JPL 40; Bramall v SSCLG [2011] JPL 1373; Hughes v SSETR [2000] 80 P&CR
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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