Planning appeal decision
Land at Crinan Barn, Westfield Road, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9EN
Planning appeal 3291112 at Land at Crinan Barn, Westfield Road, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9EN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 10 May 2022 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the shipping container is a portable structure (caravan) that does not require planning permission or a building that does.
without planning permission the erection of a building for residential purposes and the material change of use of the land to residential use
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- HP18 9EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the shipping container is a portable structure (caravan) that does not require planning permission or a building that does
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the container as a building
- Whether the compliance period of 3 months for the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The container constitutes a building rather than a portable caravan, requires planning permission, and should be refused as it is contrary to local plan policies and is being used as a holiday dwelling rather than ancillary to the main dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2Policy NE4
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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