DECISION: GRANT (FULL PLANNING)

CONDITIONS:

1.     The development shall not proceed other than in accordance with Conditions 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 imposed on planning permission A/62/330, dated 28 May 1962, which remain in full force and effect.

Reason: This permission is granted pursuant to planning permissions A/62/330, dated 28 May 1962, and RR/90/1046/P, dated 26 July 1990. Under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 the Council has considered the conditions subject to which those previous planning permissions were granted and confirms that the conditions and associated reasons remain pertinent and are re-imposed, apart from as varied by this permission.

Conditions 1 and 3 imposed on planning permission A/62/330, dated 28 May 1962, and Condition 2 imposed on planning permission RR/90/1046/P, dated 26 July 1990, are varied as follows:

2.    This permission shall only authorise the use of the land cross-hatched red on the plan as a site for caravan camping during the period from the 1 March in any one year to the 14 February the following year.

Reason: To ensure that the caravans are not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation – which would result in the loss of tourist accommodation and would present an unacceptable risk to life in the event of a flood – in accordance with Policy EC6 (vi) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

3.    Occupation of the caravans on the site shall be limited to between the 1 March in any one year to the 14 February the following year.

     Reason: To ensure that the caravans are not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation – which would result in the loss of tourist accommodation and would present an unacceptable risk to life in the event of a flood – in accordance with Policy EC6 (vi) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

New Additional Conditions:

4.     The caravans on the site are to be occupied for holiday purposes only and shall not be occupied as a person’s sole or main place of residence.

Reason: To ensure that the caravans are not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation – which would result in the loss of tourist accommodation and would present an unacceptable risk to life in the event of a flood – in accordance with Policy EC6 (vi) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

5.     The owners/operators shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all owners and/or occupiers of individual caravans on the site, and of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the caravans are not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation – which would result in the loss of tourist accommodation and would present an unacceptable risk to life in the event of a flood – in accordance with Policy EC6 (vi) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

NOTE:

1.     The applicant is advised that a new caravan site licence may be required. Please contact Rother District Council Licensing by e-mail licensing@rother.gov.uk or by phone 01424 787550 regarding this matter.

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK: In accordance with the requirements of the Framework (paragraph 38) and with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.