Planning appeal decision
Muddy Acre Nethercott Lane, Lydeard St. Lawrence, Taunton, TA4 3SQ
Planning appeal 3305733 at Muddy Acre Nethercott Lane, Lydeard St. Lawrence, Taunton, TA4 3SQ (Somerset West and Taunton *) was dismissed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the stationing of a residential caravan on the land is permitted development under Part 5, Class A of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
the stationing of a residential caravan
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- TA4 3SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the stationing of a residential caravan on the land is permitted development under Part 5, Class A of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
What decided it
The caravan has been continuously on the land and occupied by the appellant with no indication it would be moved, and the minimal agricultural activities do not constitute seasonal work requiring a seasonal worker's caravan under the GPDO 2015.
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