®Planning appeal decision
Land Between High Dike and B6403, Cold Harbour, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7TX
Planning appeal 3242145 at Land Between High Dike and B6403, Cold Harbour, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7TX (South Kesteven District Council) was allowed on 11 November 2021 by Inspector Richard Schofield, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed.
the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes
- Authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Richard Schofield
- Postcode
- NG31 7TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller pitches and the unmet need in the District, combined with the site's reasonable proximity to services and the acceptability of the landscaping mitigation for visual impact, justified allowing the appeal.
The benefits of meeting an identified and unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches in the District, where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply, outweighed the constraint of the site's location in open countryside away from settlements, particularly given the acceptable journey times to services and the effective mitigation of visual impact through landscaping.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H5Policy DE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105
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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