Land on the South West Side of Black Dog Hill, Chapmanslade, Westbury, BA13 4AD

Planning appeal 3258466 at Land on the South West Side of Black Dog Hill, Chapmanslade, Westbury, BA13 4AD (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Allen M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

the change of use of land to 2 no. Gypsy pitches and associated works including, 2 no. mobile homes, 2 no. touring caravans, 2 no. day rooms, and associated works

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Allen M
Postcode: BA13 4AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on highway safety
Whether occupiers would experience satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to noise
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the development would be served by adequate services
The effect of other considerations, including the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation, on the overall planning balance

What decided it

The severe risk to highway safety arising from the proposed use of a substandard junction onto a fast, busy trunk road with a history of fatal accidents was decisive.

The substantial unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches, the appellant's personal circumstances, and the best interests of the child (all weighing in favour) were outweighed by the severe and decisively weighted harm to highway safety, together with unresolved living conditions/noise concerns.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 47Core Policy 61Core Policy 57saved Policy C3 of the West Wiltshire District Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 111

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