®Planning appeal decision
Prestwood Corner, Prestwood Lane, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LA
Planning appeal 3345651 at Prestwood Corner, Prestwood Lane, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LA (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2025 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- RH11 0LA
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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