A council has ordered for the caravans to be removed from the site
A man is appealing for mobile homes to remain on his land after a council ordered for them to be removed. On June 11, East Cambridgeshire District Council sent an enforcement notice for caravans to be removed from land at The Produce Connection in Ely Road, Chittering.
The council said the land was being used without planning permission and it had breached a “material change of use of the land to the siting of caravans for residential purposes”.
In an enforcement notice, the council said that the caravans on site were of a “poor quality”. The council also said the land is in Flood Zone 3, the highest risk of flooding.
There were “concerns that the occupants of the mobile homes may not be safe in the event of a breach of any flood defences”, as stated in the notice. The notice also raised concerns about how long the mobile homes have been on the site.
It said: “Given the length of time the mobile homes have been in place and that their numbers have increased, this suggests that their use is now permanent and not temporary which the Environment Agency has advised is essential to control.”
The notice requires the following steps to be taken:
- Cease the use of the land for the siting of caravans for residential purposes;
- Remove the caravans from the land;
- Remove all associated development including but not limited to concrete pads, pathways, gravel and sheds;
- Return land to its original condition.
Land owner Mr S Ripley is appealing against the notice. Mr Ripley is appealing on the ground that:
- Planning permission should be granted for what is alleged in the notice;
- There has not been a breach of planning control;
- The steps required to comply with the requirements of the notice are “excessive and lesser steps would overcome the objections”.
If anyone wishes to make a comment, they can do so online here by September 15. Mr Ripley has been contacted for comment.
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