Dunelm Farm King Rudding Lane, Riccall, YORK, YO19 6QL

Without planning permission, the change of use of land from agricultural to residential use including the erection of a timber cabin dwelling with an associated domestic curtilage including a domestic amenity area, laying of hard standing turning and parking areas, and the siting of a storage container for domestic storage

Authority: Selby District Council *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Renaudon L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the change of use of the land and/or erection of the timber cabin dwelling had occurred long enough ago to prevent successful enforcement action (ground d)
Whether the cabin dwelling would meet the criteria to be an acceptable replacement dwelling under Policy H13, and whether the removal of the twin-unit caravan could be secured by enforceable planning condition (ground a)
Whether the notice stipulates a reasonable period of time to comply with its requirements (ground g)

What decided it

The cabin dwelling met Policy H13 replacement dwelling criteria and could be secured by an enforceable condition requiring its demolition if the existing caravan site residential use continued or resumed, thereby achieving the policy's objective of limiting residential development in open countryside.

Plan policies cited: Policy H13, Policy SP2

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