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The Willows, Tamworth Road, Cliff, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 2DS
Planning appeal 3260829 at The Willows, Tamworth Road, Cliff, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 2DS (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2021 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether this is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Material change of use of land for stationing of caravans for residential use for Gypsy-Traveller family with associated development (relocated access, hard standing and package treatment plant)
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- B78 2DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- what its effect would be on the landscape
- if it would be inappropriate development, whether its harm by reason of inappropriateness and other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites Policy E establishes that personal circumstances and unmet need are unlikely to clearly outweigh harm to the Green Belt, and the appellants' circumstances, whilst given significant weight, did not constitute the improbable exception to this guidance.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and landscape harm was not clearly outweighed by the appellants' personal circumstances, health issues, unmet need for gypsy and traveller provision, or the best interests of their children, such that very special circumstances could be established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP3Policy LP10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 150
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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