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Notice varied and upheld21 February 20253349453

Blossom Tree Camping , Littlefell Lane, Lancaster, LA2 0RF

Planning appeal 3349453 at Blossom Tree Camping , Littlefell Lane, Lancaster, LA2 0RF (Lancaster City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 February 2025 by Inspector Savage M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the notice occurred as a matter of fact (ground (b)).

without planning permission, the carrying out of Development associated with camping activities on the Land, including hard standings and tracks, electric hook up points, standalone solar panels, waste disposal facility, modified containers to form utility blocks, outbuildings/structures and alterations to land levels to create terracing. (the Development)

Authority
Lancaster City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Savage M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the notice occurred as a matter of fact (ground (b))
  • Whether the matters stated in the notice, if they occurred, constitute a breach of planning control (ground (c))
  • Whether, at the date the notice was issued, enforcement action was time-barred (ground (d))

What decided it

The appellant failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the disputed structures and works either had not occurred, did not constitute development requiring planning permission, or were immune from enforcement through the passage of time.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gabbitas v SSE & Newham LBC [1985] JPL 630

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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