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Allowed12 December 20223250418

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

Planning appeal 3250418 at Cob Tree Meadows, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SZ (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in the consideration of this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN26 3SZ

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP6Policy HOU16Policy ENV3a
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA

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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