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Allowed13 October 20233259672

Greenacres, Pricketts Hill, Shedfield, SO32 2JW

Planning appeal 3259672 at Greenacres, Pricketts Hill, Shedfield, SO32 2JW (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 13 October 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development accords with local policies that seek to limit development in the countryside.

extension to existing Gypsy/Traveller site to create a total of 5 additional pitches on the whole site comprising the siting of 5 mobile homes, 5 touring caravans, and the erection of 5 dayrooms

Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
SO32 2JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development accords with local policies that seek to limit development in the countryside
  • whether the proposal would maintain a mixed and balanced community
  • the effects of the proposal on the landscape character of the area
  • the need for and supply of pitches in the area
  • the personal needs and circumstances of the occupiers

What decided it

the significant unmet need for and lack of five-year supply of Traveller pitches, whose benefits outweighed the identified landscape and policy conflicts

the public benefits of meeting the significant unmet need for Traveller pitches outweighed the harm to landscape character and the conflicts with Policies MTRA4, DM23, CP5 and DM4

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MTRA3Policy MTRA4Policy CP5Policy TR5Policy TR6Policy DM4Policy DM23Policy CS16
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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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