Planning appeal decision
8 Nicholson Road, Croydon, CR0 6QS
Planning appeal 3337820 at 8 Nicholson Road, Croydon, CR0 6QS (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 31 October 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the mobile home would meet the definition of a 'caravan' as set out in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.
Use of land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- CR0 6QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the mobile home would meet the definition of a 'caravan' as set out in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
- If it does, whether the mobile home would be for a use ancillary to the dwelling and would therefore not constitute development for which planning permission is required
What decided it
The mobile home would constitute a use ancillary to the dwelling with no material change of use of the planning unit, and therefore would not constitute development requiring planning permission.
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