®Planning appeal decision
Bushy Hill Communication Station, Edwins Hall Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RU
Planning appeal 3303778 at Bushy Hill Communication Station, Edwins Hall Road, Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 8RU (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: Whether the stationing of a mobile home for security accommodation ancillary to Class B1 operations has been in continuous use for 10 years without significant interruption to qualify for a certificate of lawful use.
permanent retention of mobile home to provide accommodation for security guard on basis of 24 hours per day for 365 days per year
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- CM3 8RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the stationing of a mobile home for security accommodation ancillary to Class B1 operations has been in continuous use for 10 years without significant interruption to qualify for a certificate of lawful use.
- Appeal B: Whether the permanent retention of a mobile home to provide 24-hour security guard accommodation is acceptable in principle and in accordance with the development plan.
- Appeal C: Whether a new footpath link to the pre-existing footpath to the south of the site would be acceptable in terms of visual impact and public benefit.
What decided it
Appeal A was decided by the appellant's failure to prove 10 years of continuous use; Appeal B by the conflict with spatial strategy and failure to demonstrate necessity; Appeal C by the visual harm to the countryside without public benefit.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Strategic Policy S11Policy DM10Policy DM23
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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