®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Northampton Road, Yardley Gobion, NN12 7UE
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
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.
Framework references: 111
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy LH11, Policy NE2, Policy SS2, Policy BN2, Policy NE5
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.