®Planning appeal decision
Roman Mile Farm (Plot 2), , Bigner Park Road, Bigner, West Sussex, RH20 1HQ
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
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.
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD7, Policy SD17, Policy SD33
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.