®Planning appeal decision
Notice upheld6 November 20233305730
Land to The North of 2 Rectory Cottages Rectory Road, Hemingstone, Suffolk, IP6 9RD
without planning permission, the change of use of the land for the stationing of one static caravan, for residential purposes, in the approximate location edged in blue on the attached plan
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dyer S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were properly served (ground e)
- Whether the matters alleged in the notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the breach is immune from enforcement action (ground d)
- Whether the steps required exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the compliance period is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The appellant could not establish that the residential use of the caravan was lawful under the existing Certificate of Lawful Development or permitted development, and failed to prove ten years of continuous residential use immune from enforcement action.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.