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Notice upheld13 October 20253326722

Land at Corner of Bassenthwaite Road and Windermere Road, Benfleet, SS7 3JG

Planning appeal 3326722 at Land at Corner of Bassenthwaite Road and Windermere Road, Benfleet, SS7 3JG (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the storage of a caravan on the land constituted a material change of use and breach of planning control.

without permission, a material change of use of land for the storage of a caravan

Authority
Castle Point Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
SS7 3JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the storage of a caravan on the land constituted a material change of use and breach of planning control
  • Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive in achieving its purpose
  • Whether the compliance period of 1 month is reasonable

What decided it

The storage of the caravan represented a material change of use of the land in the Green Belt without planning permission, and the temporary use exemption under the GPDO did not apply because the associated operations had already been completed.

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