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Allowed7 May 20263376192

Pentney Bowls and Leisure Club, Narborough Road, Kings Lynn, PE32 1JD

Planning appeal 3376192 at Pentney Bowls and Leisure Club, Narborough Road, Kings Lynn, PE32 1JD (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the proposed use falls within the existing lawful use of the land or would not involve a material change to the definable character of the existing lawful use.

proposed use of land for the siting of 22 static caravans and 40 touring caravans for the purpose of human habitation (residential use) throughout the year

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
PE32 1JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded, turning on whether the proposed use falls within the existing lawful use of the land or would not involve a material change to the definable character of the existing lawful use

What decided it

The substitution of 27 touring caravans with 22 static caravans would not cause a definable change in the character of the lawful use because the infrastructure requirements and off-site impacts would remain substantially the same, and the visual and functional differences between the caravan types were not material in planning terms.

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