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Written by Fran Newton, 08/02/10

A certificate of lawfulness has finally been granted for a caravan park in Durham that has been in operation since the end of World War II, meaning caravan insurance policyholders can continue to visit the historic site for holidays.

The mobile home site, situated next to Finchale Abbey in Durham city, allows the owners to use the land for 67 caravans to be placed permanently and provide pitches for 41 touring models, the Northern Echo reports.

Principal planning officer Peter Herbert told a council meeting that the site had been in use for camping and caravans since just after World War II came to an end, but added that planning permission had never been sought.

Controversy ensued some years ago when the site owner moved to modernise the area, which Environmental Health had deemed worrying as a number of caravans were seen to be deteriorating. Work at the site sparked claims of a new village being built.

The certificate of lawfulness was created in May 2008, allowing for three residential caravans and three bungalows and planning permission was later given for the access roads, drainage facilities and concrete pads, the publication reports.

Meanwhile, Planning Resource has reported that leaders of Brecon Beacons National Park are trying to come up with a response to a High Court ruling that has prevented planning permission being granted for a caravan site in the area.

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