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THE WEST Midland Licensing Authority Arthur Crabtree made it clear that he regards the parking place of an operator's vehicles as his operating centre when he granted an application for a new standard natonal licence, to Robert Philip Hill, of Henley-in-Arden, at Birmingham on October 27.
Mr Hill's application for a one-vehicle licence with a declared operating centre at "5 Acres", Lowsonford, was opposed by Warwick District Council.
Frederick Brown, a planning enforcement officer of the Council, said they opposed on the grounds that there was no planning permission for the operating centre. The site was used as a caravan site and was unsuitable for that purpose, let alone as a base for a haulage business. Enforcement action had been taken and decision was awaited on an appeal.
There had been numerous complaints from local residents concerning Mr H habit of parking vehicles in unmade bridleway.
In evidence, Mr Hill s that the vehicles complain of were not connected v, the application, being vehi4 that he bought and sold a dealer and did not operate.' caravan site was not used an operating centre as su but it was where he ha telephone and messages cc be left for him. TI-W veh itself was kept at the vani sites at which it worked, he had rented a yard to keE at, when not in use.
Mr Crabtree said he concerned with operat( licensing considerations . not planning matters. He not mind Mr Hill receif correspondence and havin telephone at the caravan as long as the vehicle was operated from there. As fa he was concerned, the pail( place was the operating cet of the vehicle.