Planning appeal decision
26 Friars Close, Whitstable, CT5 1NU
Planning appeal 3298471 at 26 Friars Close, Whitstable, CT5 1NU (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 10 January 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the proposal would not involve the carrying out of development as defined in s55(1) of the 1990 Act.
use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- CT5 1NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the proposal would not involve the carrying out of development as defined in s55(1) of the 1990 Act
What decided it
The structure satisfied the definition of a caravan capable of being moved intact and would be used as an integral part of the primary residential use, therefore not constituting development under planning law.
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