®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of The Knoxbridge Public House, Cranbrook Road, Frittenden, CRANBROOK, Kent, TN17 2BT
Without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of the land from a mixed use of agriculture and a campsite to a mixed use of agriculture, a campsite, and for the stationing of 4 mobile homes and a touring caravan for residential purposes and for the storage and parking of vehicles, a shipping container and storage of various residential paraphernalia
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use alleged in the notice was made on or before 16 May 2014 and continued thereafter without significant interruption (ground d)
- Whether the notice is excessive in its requirements (ground f)
- Whether the 6-month compliance period is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that residential occupation of caravans and mobile homes was established before 16 May 2014, with evidence showing only storage use prior to that date.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.