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Dismissed19 November 20243318574

30 Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH

Planning appeal 3318574 at 30 Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appellant has demonstrated, on the balance of probabilities, that the unauthorised change of use of land to a caravan site commenced on or before 6 January 2013 and has continued for a period of 10 years without significant interruption.

Change of use of land to a caravan site, by siting caravans for human habitation and land used in conjunction with the siting of those caravans

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
LU7 9JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appellant has demonstrated, on the balance of probabilities, that the unauthorised change of use of land to a caravan site commenced on or before 6 January 2013 and has continued for a period of 10 years without significant interruption
  • Whether the description of the existing use for which an LDC is sought is sufficiently clear and precise

What decided it

The description of the existing use for which an LDC is sought is too general and vague, and the evidence presented does not show the nature or scale of the claimed use because the existing use is not specific enough.

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