®Planning appeal decision
Prestwood Corner, Prestwood Lane, Ifield, CRAWLEY, RH11 0LA
without planning permission the material change of use of the Land from agricultural use to a mixed use of agricultural and residential, by way of the stationing of a mobile home for the purposes of human habitation, as show in the approximate position hatched orange on the attached plan. Together with the associated operational development comprising the installation of a septic tank in the approximate position shown as a brown spot within the hatched blue area (the hardstanding) and the calor gas tank in the approximate position shown as a brown spot on the attached plan
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thomas N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for stationing of a minimum of 1 caravan to provide ancillary and mess room accommodation for more than 10 years was well-founded.
- Appeal B: Whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity the alleged breach of planning control and the steps required for compliance.
What decided it
Appeal A: the appellant's contradictory and insufficient evidence regarding the ancillary nature of the caravan use, combined with admission of primary residential occupation. Appeal B: the enforcement notice's lack of clarity in describing the breach of planning control and its requirements, which would cause injustice if corrected.
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