Garden Lane

[wild dogs]

I have bought a property in Cornwall that has three fields at the back. Across the back of the house and and across two of the fields is a boundary of the area historically used as 'garden'. The remainder is agricultural use. I have placed a mobile home within this space for visiting friends etc. My neighbour has objected saying that this is agricultural land. The original owner of the property has prepared a statement and has proved the use back to 1988. The local coucil suggest I make an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use, Operation or Activity in Breach of a Planning Condition. Surely if it is is lawful already then this should not be necessary? It is very costly and I have plans to apply for planning permission for infill within this area in the future and think this may cause me more problems than it solves. My neighbour by the way is on the Town Council. Can you suggest on which application etc I should put in first? All comments would be welcome as the Council seem to be against any development which I think is because of the neighbour.