Planning appeal decision
Beauvale, Willmingham Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UQ
Planning appeal 3360234 at Beauvale, Willmingham Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UQ (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 23 May 2025 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval is required for the proposed Class BC (recreational camping) use.
Class BC prior notification for temporary campsite, on the same land as class B temporary camping in association with a festival at a different time of year
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- PO40 9UQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval is required for the proposed Class BC (recreational camping) use
What decided it
The proposed development is located in Flood Zone 1, therefore prior approval is not required under paragraph BC.2(d) of the GPDO.
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