Planning appeal decision
Fairmead, Burnham Road, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6HA
Planning appeal 3306192 at Fairmead, Burnham Road, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6HA (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 16 April 2024 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
the placement/use of an on-site caravan that provides ancillary living accommodation to the host dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- CM3 6HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The caravan's use as additional residential accommodation associated with the main dwellinghouse, with the occupant remaining part of a single household unit dependent on family members for daily care and support, meant it was part and parcel of the use of the main dwelling within the same planning unit and did not constitute development requiring planning permission.
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