Planning appeal decision
Land to North East Side of Lanchester Avenue (Known As 8 Lanchester Ave), Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 2LL
Planning appeal 3304982 at Land to North East Side of Lanchester Avenue (Known As 8 Lanchester Ave), Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 2LL (Tendring District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 February 2024 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the mobile home constitutes a building or erection such that its placement amounts to the erection of a dwelling.
described as “the stationing of a mobile home for residential purposes represents change of use of land for which planning permission is required and not obtained
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- CO15 2LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the mobile home constitutes a building or erection such that its placement amounts to the erection of a dwelling
- Whether the land has a lawful residential use such that the stationing of the mobile home does not amount to a material change of use
- Whether the time given to comply with the enforcement notice (3 months) is too short
What decided it
The mobile home is not a building but a caravan capable of being moved, and the land has no lawful residential use, therefore the stationing of the mobile home for residential purposes constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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