A Derbyshire council has won the latest round in its legal battle with a caravan site accused of unauthorised development in the Derwent Valley.
Static and caravan park Haytop Country Park and Amber Valley Borough Council have been locked in dispute for decades over changes made by the site, which has been in operation for 70 years.
In August last year, a planning inspector ordered the site to reprofile the hillside and demolish concrete bases, walls, and a road. The site, near Matlock, is on the edges of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Haytop appealed to the High Court in London, arguing that the planning inspector made errors of law. However, in a ruling handed down on Friday, High Court judge Timothy Mould QC disagreed and said that the enforcement notice should stand.
The site has already been the subject of legal action for clearing an area of protected trees and in March, according to local newspaper reports, the council investigated removing permitted development rights from the site, which would compel the owners to apply for permission before carrying out any building work.
Haytop Country Park Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government v Amber Valley Borough Council
Planning Court (Timothy Mould QC) 15 July 2022
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