Cob Tree Meadows, Brook Street, Woodchurch, ASHFORD, TN26 3SZ

use of land for the stationing of 1 no static caravan and 1 no. touring caravan, the erection of a day room and shed for one gypsy/traveller family, granted planning permission for a limited period under Ref 17/00132/AS, dated 28 March 2017

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Pannell G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue in the consideration of this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable gypsy and traveller pitches, and the associated general unmet need, outweighed the limited and localised visual harm to the character and appearance of the area.

the limited and localised harm to the character and appearance of the area was outweighed by the general need for gypsy and traveller sites, the lack of progress in meeting that need, and the uncertainty about future provision

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP6, Policy HOU16, Policy ENV3a

Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA

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