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Land at 12 (Aka Plot 12) Kiln Lane, Garsington, Oxfordshire, OX44 9AR
Planning appeal 3238398 at Land at 12 (Aka Plot 12) Kiln Lane, Garsington, Oxfordshire, OX44 9AR (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Freer P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (Framework) and the PPTS.
the use of land as a travellers caravan site consisting of a mobile home, an amenity block, two touring caravans and associated works
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- OX44 9AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (Framework) and the PPTS
- if the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
the need to provide a stable settled base for Mr Michael McDonagh, given his serious and likely worsening medical condition, justified very special circumstances only in the context of a temporary five-year permission
the harm by reason of inappropriateness and other Green Belt and character/appearance harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations for a permanent permission, but was clearly outweighed by Mr McDonagh's personal circumstances, unmet need and the absence of suitable alternative sites when permission was limited to a temporary five-year period
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES2Policy ENV1Policy H14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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