Apologies if this has been discussed many times before, but I'm a bit
confused by the contradictory information out there.
We've lived in a static caravan for these past 5 years. Only intended
to stay in it temporarily but it turned into a more permanent
situation, hence we've built a porch and an additional
"room" to house a bathroom. The land itself has once had a
dwelling on it, however it had fallen into disrepair (beyond saving)
so not sure whether it still classes as residential land. We would
like to apply for retrospective planning permission, but I'm unsure
whether it's the 4 year or 10 year rule that applies to us to become
immune from enforcement. Some of the information I found online
suggest 4 years are enough, since we have a couple of permanent
modifications attached to the caravan and it isn't movable
anymore. 'The ten year rule applies to residentially occupied mobile
homes that comply with the statutory definition of a caravan. The four
year rule would only operate if the mobile home were considered to be
an operational development i.e. if size or degree of attachment to the
land gave it the characteristics of permanency.'
So my question is does our caravan class as a permanent immovable
dwelling or not? Is it immune from enforcement or do we have to wait
for another 5 years?
Many thanks for any help in advance!
