Planning appeal decision
Phase 3 Site, Tingdene North Denes Caravan Site, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XG
Planning appeal 3299754 at Phase 3 Site, Tingdene North Denes Caravan Site, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XG (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Franks Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC was well-founded.
for the use for the siting and human habitation of touring caravans and motorhomes for holiday purposes
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- NR32 1XG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC was well-founded.
What decided it
The finding that the site had undergone a material change of use to public open space by 2006, meaning the camping use could not lawfully be resumed without a fresh planning permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd v the Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC 74
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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