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Dismissed30 January 20233272144

Shotley Caravan Park , Gate Farm Road, Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1QH

Planning appeal 3272144 at Shotley Caravan Park , Gate Farm Road, Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1QH (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2023 by Inspector King T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded.

described as ‘Stationing of 26 static caravans for permanent residential occupation

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
King T
Postcode
IP9 1QH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in this appeal is whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded.

What decided it

The doubling of caravan numbers, together with the site's location within the AONB, would produce a material change in the character of the use through increased traffic, activity and adverse landscape/visual impact.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Hertfordshire County Council v SSCLG and Metal and Waste Recycling Limited [2012] EWCA Civ 1473; Reed v SSCLG & Another [2014] EWCA Civ 24; Barton Park Estates Ltd v SSCLG and Dartmouth National Park Authority [2022] EWCA Civ 833; John Childs v SOS and Test Valley Borough Council [2005] EWHC 2368 (Admin)

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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