Sussex Investments Limited v Secretary of State for Environment Spelthorne Borough Council: CA 18 Dec 1997

Whether a floating house is a houseboat is not just a question of having a boat-like shape, but is a question of fact and degree.

Citations:

Times 29-Dec-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 3049

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromSussex Investments Limited v The Secretary Of State For The Environment, Spelthorne Borough Council Admn 28-Oct-1996
The plaintiff requested that an enforcement notice should be quashed. Two earlier decision notices had already been quashed. At issue was a houseboat constructed on a floating wooden raft. There was an existing use certificate for a houseboat. Was . .
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Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.143448