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Allowed5 August 20223260590

Land East of Northampton Road, Yardley Gobion, NN12 7UE

Planning appeal 3260590 at Land East of Northampton Road, Yardley Gobion, NN12 7UE (South Northamptonshire District Council *) was allowed on 5 August 2022 by Inspector Murray D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the occupants of the pitch would be Gypsies or travellers as defined in the annex to the 'Planning policy for traveller sites' (PPTS).

a change of use to create a 4 pitch gypsy/traveller site comprising the siting of 1 mobile home, one touring caravan, and the erection of one day room per pitch

Authority
South Northamptonshire District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
NN12 7UE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the occupants of the pitch would be Gypsies or travellers as defined in the annex to the 'Planning policy for traveller sites' (PPTS)
  • Whether the principle of the proposal accords with the strategy in the development plan
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the rural landscape
  • The effect on highway safety
  • The effect on the living conditions of the intended occupiers of the site through noise and disturbance
  • The effect on ecology
  • The effect on pipelines which cross the site

What decided it

The established need for Gypsy/traveller accommodation, the lack of available alternative sites, and the substantial weight given to the families' personal circumstances outweighed the limited conflict with Policy LH11's accessibility and amenity criteria.

The established need for Gypsy/traveller accommodation, lack of alternative sites, and substantial weight given to the personal circumstances of the families outweighed the limited conflict with parts (b) and (c) of Policy LH11 relating to accessibility and residential amenity/noise.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy LH11Policy NE2Policy SS2Policy BN2Policy NE5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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