Salcombe Regis Camping & Caravan Park, New Barn, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, EX10 0JH

Planning appeal 3330294 at Salcombe Regis Camping & Caravan Park, New Barn, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, EX10 0JH (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2024 by Inspector Dignan P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: In a LDC appeal the main issue is whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a LDC was well-founded. This turns on whether the proposal is within the scope of the 1996 planning permission, and if not whether it would amount to a material change of use.

Use of land for the siting of 100 static caravans

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Dignan P
Postcode: EX10 0JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

In a LDC appeal the main issue is whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a LDC was well-founded. This turns on whether the proposal is within the scope of the 1996 planning permission, and if not whether it would amount to a material change of use.

What decided it

The finding that the 1996 permission authorised only touring units and that the substitution of 100 static caravans, most usable for permanent residential occupation, would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30

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