®Planning appeal decision
Allowed27 August 20213272345
Caravan B2, Fields Farm, Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, SPALDING, PE12 9SN
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal of a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has proved on the balance of probability that the caravan has been in permanent residential occupation by a person other than an agricultural worker employed in farming by the owners or occupiers of the land without significant interruption, for a period of 10 years prior to 14 October 2020
What decided it
The appellant's sworn evidence, corroborated by two other sworn statements and limited documentary evidence, was sufficiently precise and unambiguous to prove on the balance of probability that the caravan had been in permanent residential occupation by a non-agricultural worker for more than 10 years prior to the application date, and the Council's concerns did not displace this evidence.
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