Planning appeal decision
8 Forge Close, Farnham, GU9 9PX
Planning appeal 3359353 at 8 Forge Close, Farnham, GU9 9PX (Waverley Borough Council) was allowed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether (i) the proposal is, by definition, a caravan and, (ii) if not, whether it is a building which would meet the limitations and conditions of Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and, if not, (iii) whether use of the land for the siting of a caravan would constitute a material change of use of the land requiring planning permission.
the siting of a mobile home to provide ancillary annexe accommodation
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- GU9 9PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded with particular regard to whether (i) the proposal is, by definition, a caravan and, (ii) if not, whether it is a building which would meet the limitations and conditions of Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and, if not, (iii) whether use of the land for the siting of a caravan would constitute a material change of use of the land requiring planning permission
What decided it
The proposal comprises a caravan capable of being moved and would be incidental to the primary dwellinghouse use, therefore not constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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