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Dismissed13 January 20263370693

The Land at The Caravan Park, Mendlesham Road, Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, IP14 5NU

Planning appeal 3370693 at The Land at The Caravan Park, Mendlesham Road, Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Suffolk, IP14 5NU (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2026 by Inspector Lewis D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate is well founded.

Certificate of lawful use for the use of the land as a residential caravan park (21 caravans and bungalow) without complying with Condition No 1 of planning permission 121/85

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Lewis D
Postcode
IP14 5NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate is well founded.

What decided it

The appellant's evidence of continuous non-compliance with Condition 1 throughout the relevant ten-year period, particularly during 2017, was insufficiently precise and unambiguous to satisfy the balance of probability test.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Royale Parks Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2021] EWCA Civ 1101

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