Planning appeal decision
The Hollies, The Mount, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7QP
Planning appeal 3334798 at The Hollies, The Mount, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7QP (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, change of use of the Land from woodland to a mixed use for agriculture, forestry and for the stationing of mobile homes and associated structures for residential purposes
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- TN5 7QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
What decided it
The mobile homes and associated structures create a separate unit of occupation that is physically and functionally distinct from any other dwelling, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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