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Dismissed25 September 20253321954

Land West of Crowsheath Farm, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1JT

Planning appeal 3321954 at Land West of Crowsheath Farm, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1JT (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 September 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Was the decision to allow in part the certificate of lawful use or development well-founded.

mixed-use fishery, caravan and camping site and for purposes ancillary to those uses

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
CM11 1JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Was the decision to allow in part the certificate of lawful use or development well-founded

What decided it

The appellant's evidence did not adequately establish on the balance of probabilities that the mixed fishery, caravan and camping site use was instituted on or before the relevant date and continued for the required 10-year period without significant interruption.

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