®Planning appeal decision
Land at 12 (aka Plot 12) Kiln Lane, Garsington, Oxfordshire, OX44 9AR
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
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
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy DES2, Policy ENV1, Policy H14
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.