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Dismissed15 August 20223289115

53 Prince Drive, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5FD

Planning appeal 3289115 at 53 Prince Drive, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5FD (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2022 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling and the proposed mobile home meets the definition of a caravan as set out in the Caravan Sites Act 1968, and as amended in October 2006 (CSA)

Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Householder developments
Inspector
Gray E
Postcode
WF9 5FD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the proposed structure would qualify as a caravan rather than operational development requiring planning permission, due to insufficient evidence regarding construction methods and the permanence of the structure.

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