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Allowed24 November 20233316929

Flat 1, Albert House, 38-42 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2PG

Planning appeal 3316929 at Flat 1, Albert House, 38-42 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2PG (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

described as ‘permission for formation of flat (residential dwelling, use class C3) in 2016, the siting of a caravan is a lawful land use within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
BH15 2PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The unit meets the statutory definition of a caravan and its siting within the residential curtilage for incidental use does not constitute development under section 55(1) of the 1990 Act.

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