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Dismissed6 January 20253329238

Roman Mile Farm (Plot 2), , Bigner Park Road, Bigner, West Sussex, RH20 1HQ

Planning appeal 3329238 at Roman Mile Farm (Plot 2), , Bigner Park Road, Bigner, West Sussex, RH20 1HQ (South Downs) was dismissed on 6 January 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the LPA's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for a residential caravan site was well-founded.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the stationing of caravans for the purposes of human habitation and the use of the stable buildings for associated residential purposes

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Householder developments
Inspector
Fagan N
Postcode
RH20 1HQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A: whether the LPA's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for a residential caravan site was well-founded
  • Appeal B: whether the enforcement notice was properly issued and whether planning permission should be granted on the deemed application under ground (a), and whether the requirements and compliance period are reasonable under grounds (f) and (g)

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence on the balance of probabilities that a caravan had been continuously lived in on the site for 10 years, with contrary evidence from neighbours and a previous owner establishing that any old caravan was unused from 2011 onwards and removed in 2019.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD7Policy SD17Policy SD33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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