®Planning appeal decision
LAND TO THE SOUTH OF GREEN LANE PIGGERIES, HAM ROAD, SIDLESHAM, CHICHESTER, PO20 7NL
Change of use of land as private gypsy and traveller caravan site (variation of condition 2 of planning permission SI/14/04058/COU (APP/L3815/W/3019459- to make the temporary permission permanent)
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the impact of the site on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is in a locationally sustainable position
- whether, in the light of the latest flooding evidence, the site could be said to be safe until 2070
- the latest policy position concerning gypsy sites
What decided it
the absence of any alternative gypsy sites combined with the appellants' personal circumstances outweighed the limited and non-severe harms to character, sustainability and flood risk.
the limited harm to character and appearance, the modest harm from an unsustainable location, and the minimal flood risk harm were outweighed by the lack of alternative sites and the appellants' personal circumstances, tipping the balance in favour of granting a personal planning permission.
Framework references: 167
Plan policies cited: Policy 36, Policy 48
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