Planning appeal decision
Lyncroft Bakers Lane, Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, CM9 8JR
Planning appeal 3323188 at Lyncroft Bakers Lane, Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, CM9 8JR (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the siting of a caravan for ancillary use, within a defined planning unit, does not amount to a material change of use of land 55 (1) of the 1990 Act
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- CM9 8JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal would involve the carrying out of development as defined in section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The proposed use of the caravan would be integral to and part and parcel of the primary use of the property as a single dwellinghouse, with shared utilities, services, access and postal address, and shared living activities, thereby not constituting a material change of use or development.
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