Windmill Farm Yaugher Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XE

Planning appeal 3240859 at Windmill Farm Yaugher Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XE (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 29 August 2023 by Inspector King T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to national policy and the objectives of the development plan in respect of gypsy and traveller accommodation.

the renewal of temporary planning permission Ref 14/503384/FULL “Change of use of land to a residential caravan site, for one gypsy traveller family

Authority: Swale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: King T
Postcode: ME9 7XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to national policy and the objectives of the development plan in respect of gypsy and traveller accommodation
Whether the occupiers of the site have satisfactory access to services and facilities

What decided it

The absence of a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller sites combined with the lack of any alternative accommodation and the best interests of the children outweighed concerns about the sustainability of the site's location.

The appellants' personal circumstances, the best interests of the children, and the absence of alternative accommodation and a five-year supply of sites outweighed the unsustainable location, so the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM10Policy ST3
Judgments: South Cambridgeshire DC v SSCLG & Brown [2008] EWCA Civ 1010

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