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Dismissed7 July 20223253835

Ash Tree Paddock, Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH

Planning appeal 3253835 at Ash Tree Paddock, Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

described on the application form as one additional pitch on land adjacent to an existing Gypsy site. The new pitch to contain one static caravan, one touring caravan, parking for two vehicles with associated hardstanding, septic tanks/water treatment plants and associated infrastructure

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Postcode
LU7 9JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
  • whether any harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations (including the need for gypsy and traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the occupiers of the site) so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The other considerations, including personal circumstances and unmet need, did not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify inappropriate development.

the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and moderate weight to character and appearance harm were not clearly outweighed by the other considerations (limited weight to unmet non-PPTS need and roadside existence risk; considerable weight to personal circumstances), so very special circumstances did not exist and the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 62Paragraph 174

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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