Planning appeal decision
11 Chinthurst Park, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JH
Planning appeal 3340049 at 11 Chinthurst Park, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JH (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 12 September 2024 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
the siting of a caravan for use ancillary to the lawful existing residential use
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- GU4 8JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The siting of a caravan meeting the statutory definition would not constitute operational development, and its ancillary use would not constitute a material change of use of the land.
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