Planning appeal decision
Lot 1 East, Old Coghurst, Rock Lane, Guestling, TN35 4NY
Planning appeal 3339061 at Lot 1 East, Old Coghurst, Rock Lane, Guestling, TN35 4NY (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes is development permitted under Class A of Part 5 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015.
change of use of the land from agriculture to a mixed use for agriculture and for the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- TN35 4NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes is development permitted under Class A of Part 5 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015
What decided it
The appellant is not employed in connection with the building operations and the caravan is not on the land solely in connection with carrying out building operations, therefore the stationing of the caravan does not qualify as permitted development under Class A of Part 5 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
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