®Planning appeal decision
THE PADDOCK, HOOK, SN4 8EA
the change of use of the land to a residential caravan site consisting of 4 No. pitches each containing 1 No. mobile home, 1 No. semi-detached utility building, car parking, access and childrens’ play area
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The accord with the development strategy;
- The effect on the landscape character and appearance of the area;
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties; and
- the need and 5 year supply of gypsy and traveller sites in the area.
What decided it
The clear unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches locally, with no five year supply demonstrable by the Council, combined with the proposal's accordance with the development plan.
The proposal's accordance with the development plan overall, together with the considerable weight given to unmet gypsy and traveller need, outweighed the objections raised, and the appeal was allowed.
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 2, Core Policy 47, Core Policy 57
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.