Damn. Another loophole gone.
You can’t get automatic Right to build a house because a squatter has been living there in a shack.
Expensive lesson, though ... a cool 1 million.
Great business strategy. Own a plot with a long term squatter, and sell it to someone who thinks they will have auto-pp for £700k.
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/environment/hampstead-heath-vale-of-health-cottage-must-be-pulled-down-rules-planning-inspector-1-6277269