Planning appeal decision
Orchard Caravan, Warrendene Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LX
Planning appeal 3323971 at Orchard Caravan, Warrendene Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LX (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the increase in the number of caravans from 3 to 6 would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.
proposed use of the land for the stationing of six caravans
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- HP14 4LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the increase in the number of caravans from 3 to 6 would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission
What decided it
The doubling of caravans from 3 to 6 would result in more than a doubling of impacts on the low-key current use, with cumulative changes in infrastructure, traffic, parking, and visual intrusion into the AONB that would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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