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Horse And Wagon Caravan Park Nentsbury Alston CA9 3LH

Refused Westmorland and Furness 2025/1637/LDEX Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of land as a caravan site for the siting of static caravans without restriction on the layout of the caravans (other than by way of the requirements of the Site Licence), for up to the maximum number of 34 caravans, of which no more than one shall be used to provide warden/manager accommodation with the remainder to be occupied only for holiday purposes and not occupied as a persons sole or main place of residence.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1637/LDEX

Application record

Reference
2025/1637/LDEX
Type
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025
Decided
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Alston Moor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA9 3LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

23 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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