Land East of High Winds, Trethevy, Tintagel, Cornwall, PL34 0BG

Without planning permission, the change of use of the land from agricultural to residential use through the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes along with associated operational development including the installation of a septic tank, raised decking, retaining wall and wooden fencing. Also, the sitting of metal containers on land shown in the approximate location by two blue ‘A’s’ on the attached plan. The approximate position of the residential caravan is marked with a blue ‘X’ on the attached plan and the approximate location of the septic tank is marked with a blue ‘C

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control, specifically whether the caravan siting is permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015

What decided it

The caravan and containers constitute permitted development under the GPDO and therefore no breach of planning control has occurred, requiring the enforcement notice to be quashed.

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