Case No. UKUT-334-(LC)-UTLC-Case-Numbers:-LC-2022-88

1.This is an appeal by the freehold owner of Tallington Lakes, a leisure park in Lincolnshire, against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (“the FTT”) in December 2021 requiring it to pay a fee to the respondent, South Kesteven District Council, in respect of its site licence, and against the FTT’s decision in March 2021 on a preliminary issue in the same proceedings.2.The appellant was represented at the appeal hearing by Mr Neil Morgan, its director and owner. The respondent was represented by Ms Jenny Wigley KC. I am grateful to them both.3.The issues in the appeal are:a.Was the site licence correctly issued to the appellant rather than to the company that manages the site?b.Should the FTT have made its decision without a hearing in December 2021, when the appellant had requested a hearing?c.Is the site a “relevant protected site” as defined in section 5A(5) of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960?