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Allowed3 February 20223275974

Pakefield Caravan Park, Arbor Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 7BE

Planning appeal 3275974 at Pakefield Caravan Park, Arbor Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 7BE (East Suffolk) was allowed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extended length of holiday season would result in the loss of a self-catering tourist accommodation.

use of approx. 7.1 acres as static holiday caravan site and the construction of roads, drains and hardstanding for reorganised layout (“The Bushes site”), north of Arbor Lane, Pakefield without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref W.8089/7, dated 12 November 1982

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Pipe C
Postcode
NR33 7BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the extended length of holiday season would result in the loss of a self-catering tourist accommodation

What decided it

A condition restricting caravans to holiday use without occupation as permanent residential accommodation could be imposed without requiring a period of non-occupation, thereby achieving the policy objective without the original seasonal closure condition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WLP8.15

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