®Planning appeal decision
Underhill, Stidston Lane, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9JT
Without planning permission: (i) the change of use of the Land for the siting of a mobile home for residential purposes; and (ii) the siting of a mobile home shown edged in red and associated paraphernalia on the Land to facilitate the above unauthorised residential use
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was issued too late (Ground d)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (Ground f)
- Whether the period given for compliance is reasonable (Ground g)
What decided it
The appellant's failure to provide substantive evidence that the residential use of the caravan had been carried out continuously for the required 10-year period, as demonstrated by Google Earth imagery showing no caravan at the site location in 2010 but presence by 2017.
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