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Dismissed9 June 20253327048

Jasmine Lodge Sands Road, Reighton Gap, Filey, YO14 9SR

Planning appeal 3327048 at Jasmine Lodge Sands Road, Reighton Gap, Filey, YO14 9SR (Scarborough Borough Council *) was dismissed on 9 June 2025 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the use of the land for the stationing of a caravan for permanent residential purposes was lawful on the date the application was made.

for the existing use of building named ‘Jasmine Lodge’ as a dwelling house (C3 use)

Authority
Scarborough Borough Council *
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
YO14 9SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the use of the land for the stationing of a caravan for permanent residential purposes was lawful on the date the application was made

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the use of the land for stationing a caravan for permanent residential purposes occurred on or before 16 February 2013 or continued without significant interruption for 10 or more years, as the subdivision of the planning unit occurred on 7 March 2014, after the material date.

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