®Planning appeal decision
Hillside View, Hartley Lane, Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NF
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
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
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy EN2, Policy EN4, Policy EN5, Policy EN1, Policy EN8, Policy EN9, Policy H7
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.