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Quashed On Legal Grounds21 April 20263344554

Ashton Hill Farm, Crava Lane, Ashton, Cornwall, TR13 9SE

Planning appeal 3344554 at Ashton Hill Farm, Crava Lane, Ashton, Cornwall, TR13 9SE (Cornwall Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 21 April 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the siting of a caravan on the land constitutes a material change of use or whether the caravan constitutes a building for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Material change of use of agricultural land to mixed use comprising agricultural and residential use through stationing of a caravan used for residential purposes

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Whitfield J
Postcode
TR13 9SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the siting of a caravan on the land constitutes a material change of use or whether the caravan constitutes a building for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The caravan met the legal definition of a building due to its size, permanence, and physical attachment to the ground, meaning the alleged material change of use through stationing of a caravan had not occurred.

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