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Allowed14 July 20253332332

Wood View, Thorpe Market Road, Roughton, Norwich, NR11 8TB

Planning appeal 3332332 at Wood View, Thorpe Market Road, Roughton, Norwich, NR11 8TB (North Norfolk District Council) was allowed on 14 July 2025 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the caravan as an independent residential dwelling was lawful and immune from enforcement action, or whether it constituted an annexe use to Wood View.

Use of land for siting of static caravan, and use of static caravan as a dwelling

Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hainsworth D
Postcode
NR11 8TB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the caravan as an independent residential dwelling was lawful and immune from enforcement action, or whether it constituted an annexe use to Wood View

What decided it

The ten-year enforcement period expired in 2010, before the application was made in 2023, entitling the appellant to a certificate of lawful use regardless of whether the use was independent or ancillary.

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