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035			_a(Sirsi) u34321
041			_aeng
245			_aHammond v Horsham DC
260			_c1989
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490			_aProperty and Compensation Reports _v(1989) 58 PCR 410-415(6)
520			_aQBD 26 April 1989. The appellant Hammond (H) had bought land at Cousins Copse, Slinfold in 1987 and had erected a mobile home on the site. The unit came in two halves for bolting together but, H did not have the bolts. The unit therefore, was fitted together as closely as possible leaving a gap of 2.5cm between the two halves. The unit had been designed to meet the provisions of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 s13 and in particular not to exceed 6.096m (20ft) in width. H`s construction of the mobile home resulted in its width exceeding this by 2.4cm. The home was used by H and his family for residential purposes. The planning officer for Horsham DC (HDC) measured the overall dimensions to determine if the unit was a caravan. Proceedings were then taken against H for breach of the enforcement notice and he was convicted. H appealed, stating that since the unit was wider than the 1968 Act it could not be regarded as a caravan. HDC argued that Parliament would not have intended a structure t
690			_aPLANNING LAW AND PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c22751 _d22751