®Planning appeal decision
Three Acres, Tithe Road, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK43 8TH
material change of use of land for stationing of caravans (1 mobile home and 1 touring caravan) for 1 Gypsy family for residential occupation on existing stable yard with facilitating development (extension of hard standing and septic tank)
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the existing level of, and local provision and need for, Gypsy and Traveller sites
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable having regard to accessibility to schools, health care, employment and other facilities
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appellants' demonstrated clear personal need for this single Gypsy pitch, which could not be met by existing or available allocated provision, combined with acceptable accessibility and no unacceptable landscape harm.
The proposal was found to comply with LP Policy 63 and not to conflict with the development plan as a whole, so no tilted or adverse balance was required to justify allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 174, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy 61, Policy 62, Policy 63, Policy AD1, Policy AD24
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.