Planning appeal decision
The Land And/Or Buildings Situated at: White Gate Cottage, Barnbow Lane, Austhorpe, Leeds, LS15 4LZ
Planning appeal 3311305 at The Land And/Or Buildings Situated at: White Gate Cottage, Barnbow Lane, Austhorpe, Leeds, LS15 4LZ (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 12 October 2023 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded.
the stationing of a caravan (defined in accordance with the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, as supplemented by the Caravan Sites Act 1968) within the curtilage of White Gate Cottage to be used for purposes incidental to the existing residential use. This
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- LS15 4LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded
What decided it
The stationing of a caravan for ancillary residential purposes, with residents forming a single household and sharing the dwelling's facilities, does not materially change the residential use of the planning unit.
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