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Dismissed28 November 20253369467

Kidds Farm St. Helena Lane, St. Helena Lane, Plumpton, East Sussex, BN6 8SD

Planning appeal 3369467 at Kidds Farm St. Helena Lane, St. Helena Lane, Plumpton, East Sussex, BN6 8SD (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Hand S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the caravan has always (or ever) been capable of supporting day to day living, and whether it was occupied as a separate residential unit or was ancillary to Kidds Farm.

use of static caravan for separate residential use

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
BN6 8SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the caravan has always (or ever) been capable of supporting day to day living, and whether it was occupied as a separate residential unit or was ancillary to Kidds Farm.

What decided it

The appellant's evidence was found to be neither precise nor unambiguous, particularly regarding the relationship between the occupiers and the Ulph family, which undermined the claim that an independent residential use (rather than an ancillary one) had existed for the required 10-year period.

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