Land to the east of Chapel Hill Farm, Troon, Plantation, Cornwall, TR14 9JP

the change of use of the land from nil use/scrub land to residential through the stationing of two static caravans used for residential purposes along with associated engineering operations. The approximate position of the residential caravans are marked with two blue ‘X’ on the plan attached to the notice

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Ghafoor A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred and constitute a breach of planning control (grounds b and c)
Whether the development is appropriate for its location (ground a deemed planning application)
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are reasonable (grounds f and g)

What decided it

The residential caravan site in a rural location conflicts with development plan policies and the NPPF which seek to coordinate housing delivery in sustainable and suitable locations, and this conflict cannot be outweighed by considerations of affordable housing need or personal circumstances.

Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 2a, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 23

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