®Planning appeal decision
Land between High Dike and B6403, Cold Harbour, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7TX
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
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.
Framework references: 105
Plan policies cited: Policy H5, Policy DE1
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.