Hillside View, Hartley Lane, Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NF

Planning appeal 3237163 at Hillside View, Hartley Lane, Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NF (Cotswold District Council) was allowed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 1 no. gypsy pitch together with the formation of additional hardstanding and utility/dayrooms ancillary to that use, formation of a dayroom for an existing gypsy pitch

Authority: Cotswold District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Johnson W
Postcode: GL53 9NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect on the character and appearance of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
the effect of the proposal on the SAC
whether the harm arising from the proposal would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The absence of significant harm to the AONB and SAC, combined with the substantial weight given to the proposed occupiers' personal circumstances and unmet gypsy/traveller need, led to the appeal being allowed.

the limited, non-significant harm to the AONB and the neutral effect on the SAC were outweighed by the substantial weight attached to the personal circumstances of the proposed occupiers and the lack of suitable alternative accommodation, resulting in overall accordance with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN2Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy EN1Policy EN8Policy EN9Policy H7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176

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