Planning appeal decision
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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