Land to the Rear of The Knoxbridge Public House, Cranbrook Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2BT

Planning appeal 3346556 at Land to the Rear of The Knoxbridge Public House, Cranbrook Road, Frittenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2BT (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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).

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
Postcode: TN17 2BT

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.

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