®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Second Pits, Highlands Road, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7QQ
change of use of land to 1 no. Gypsy/Traveller family pitch comprising 1 no. mobile home, 2 no. touring caravans, 1 no. dayroom, and associated works
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- having regard to local and national development plan policy, whether the location of the proposal is appropriate
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, in particular the Special Landscape Area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II Listed Wagger Farmhouse
- whether other material considerations, including the general need for and supply of gypsy sites, the accommodation needs and personal circumstances of the appellant, outweigh any harm identified, such as to justify the development
What decided it
The public benefit of providing a gypsy/traveller pitch to meet unmet need outweighed the small, time-limited less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Wagger Farmhouse, and the proposal otherwise accorded with the development plan.
The small, time-limited less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Wagger Farmhouse was outweighed by the public benefits of providing a gypsy/traveller pitch contributing to unmet need.
Framework references: 105, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS18, Policy CS2, Policy CS15, Saved Policy CR04, Saved Policy CR06, Saved Policy CN06
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.