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Allowed10 July 20243320927

Blue Anchor Bay Caravan Park, Blue Anchor Road, Carhampton, TA24 6JT

Planning appeal 3320927 at Blue Anchor Bay Caravan Park, Blue Anchor Road, Carhampton, TA24 6JT (Somerset West and Taunton *) was allowed on 10 July 2024 by Inspector Blackwell J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the lawfulness of the appeal site as a caravan site can be deduced from historic permissions, and if it can, whether there are any restrictions on the type of caravan which may be sited there.

the siting of 34 no. holiday caravan pitches. Summary

Authority
Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
TA24 6JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the lawfulness of the appeal site as a caravan site can be deduced from historic permissions, and if it can, whether there are any restrictions on the type of caravan which may be sited there

What decided it

The historic 1955, 1957 and 1959 planning permissions and the 1986 site licence together demonstrated the appeal site was lawfully part of the caravan site with no restriction on the type of caravan that could be sited there.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gabbitas v SSE & Newham BC [1985] JPL 630

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