Eviction from mobile home

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A friend of a friend has been told that the mobile home she lives in sited on land owned by his employer is unauthorised as consent wasn't given by the Council for it being sited there. Se has been told by her boyfriend that if she moves it a few feet from its present spot the Council can't take enforcement action for another twelve months. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?
 
Its been there about 20 months now. Its in hand with legal rep but just curious as we are always the last to know.
 
I live in a National Park where even more stringent rules apply and the lady next door to me has been living illegally in a static caravan on her own land for years. I have lived here three years and I know from the neighbours that she had been having arguments with the National Park planners for much longer. She did originally build a bungalow on the site but the planners did knock that down. She has been taken to court numerous times and been served with several eviction notices, I know because I always get sent a copy of them. Almost two years ago now she unsuccesfully appealed against the decision and was served with a final eviction notice. She is still living there refusing to move and refusing all offers of rehousing, now she is apparently appealing to the European Court of Human Rights! It just goes to show what can be got away with if you push it so it seems.
 
The councils at the moment have little / no money to take on prolonged protracted enforcement cases. With the right thinking you could tie them up in knots for years.

There is a difference however, between a mobile just on site and one that can be lived in. I am assuming your friend is living in one without residential authority so she / hew will have to think of a tight way of arguing her case to stay there.

I would speak to a local planning specialist who can advise on the best way forward.
 
If your friend can prove she NEEDS to live onsite (ie if there's a vunerable buisness there) then she may have right to argue the case. It's a very tricky and messy thing to get into. I assume she pays no council tax?
 
council tax not paid at moment but this is due to her waiting for the correct banding to be put into force. She is waiting and has been for many months for them to get back to her with this despite contacting them often.
 
applecart14 said:
council tax not paid at moment but this is due to her waiting for the correct banding to be put into force. She is waiting and has been for many months for them to get back to her with this despite contacting them often.
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If I was her i'd start paying something otherwise she will have a huge bill when they do assess things. Its a bit strange though being assessed for council tax if she is not supposed to be living there. I know tax collections and planning are two different departments but surely it would look odd if this goes legal and the council were happy for her to pay money knowing she shouldn't be there.
 
Moving the mobile home achieves nothing because a mobile home is classed as a use of land,and providing it remains within the same "planning area"the use continues. A right to continue a use of land is only established after 10 years unchallenged,whereas a structure or building is only 4 years.
 
As Mike above says. Proving a need is almost impossible too. Think she needs to start packing.
 
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