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Notice upheld2 January 20253342585

2 Bluebarrows Caravan Park Clays Walk, Stenalees, St. Austell, PL26 8WG

Planning appeal 3342585 at 2 Bluebarrows Caravan Park Clays Walk, Stenalees, St. Austell, PL26 8WG (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 2 January 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Ground (d): whether, at the date the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken because the breach was immune from enforcement.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from agricultural to residential (Gypsy Traveller Site) through the stationing of caravans for residential purposes along with associated operational development, including the erection of fencing, domestic sheds, porches, creation of hardstanding/access track, skirts around caravans, and storage of shipping containers

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Fagan N
Postcode
PL26 8SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Ground (d): whether, at the date the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken because the breach was immune from enforcement
  • Ground (e): whether copies of the notice were served as required by section 172 of the Act

What decided it

The appellants' own admission that the site was not purchased or occupied by caravans until 2018 meant the breach fell well within the 10-year enforcement time limit, defeating ground (d), while no prejudice arose under ground (e).

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