®Planning appeal decision
4a Cliff Lane, Brierley, BARNSLEY, S72 9HR
a material change in use of land for stationing of caravans for residential occupation with facilitating development (retrospective). Summary
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- The effect on the provision of green space
- The suitability of the access arrangements
- Whether intentional unauthorised development
- The need for the development and the availability of alternatives
- The personal circumstances of the occupiers, and the effects on the occupiers' human rights, the public sector equality duty and the best interests of children
What decided it
The lack of a realistic five-year deliverable supply of traveller pitches and the immediate unmet accommodation need of the family, together with the best interests of the children, outweighed the identified moderate harms.
the considerable weight attributed to the unmet need for traveller accommodation, the lack of a five-year deliverable pitch supply, and the children's best interests outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with the development plan (loss of green space) and from intentional unauthorised development
Framework references: 62
Plan policies cited: Policy GD1, Policy D1, Policy GT1, Policy GS1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.