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Dismissed19 January 20263352690

Mobile Home 1, Acorn Park, Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE9 4LH

Planning appeal 3352690 at Mobile Home 1, Acorn Park, Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE9 4LH (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2026 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the mobile home has been in continuous residential use in breach of Condition 2 to planning permission 02/0184/1/PX for the requisite 10-year period to 24 January 2024.

Retention and use of mobile home for residential purposes in breach of Condition 2 attached to planning permission No. 02/0184/1/PX

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
LE9 4LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the mobile home has been in continuous residential use in breach of Condition 2 to planning permission 02/0184/1/PX for the requisite 10-year period to 24 January 2024

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that there had been continuous residential use of the mobile home in breach of Condition 2 for the full 10-year period to 24 January 2024, with a critical evidentiary gap of 2-3 years and absence of supporting documentation such as Council Tax records.

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