®Planning appeal decision
Mountain View Bastonford, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4SL
Planning appeal 3261204 at Mountain View Bastonford, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4SL (Malvern Hills District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 24 January 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted for the continued use of land as Gypsy/Traveller accommodation for one extended family subject to conditions which are necessary and reasonable to allow that continued use.
without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes together with associated amenities, equipment including a day room, and the laying of hardstanding
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- WR2 4SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the continued use of land as Gypsy/Traveller accommodation for one extended family subject to conditions which are necessary and reasonable to allow that continued use
What decided it
The personal circumstances of the appellants and their extended family, particularly the best interests of the children, tipped the planning balance in favour of granting a time-limited permission despite the identified harm.
The substantial harm to views towards the AONB and to the character and appearance of the surrounding area was outweighed by the significant weight attached to unmet Gypsy/Traveller site need, lack of alternative accommodation and the appellants' personal circumstances, justifying a time-limited grant of permission otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SWDP 1Policy SWDP 2Policy SWDP 4Policy SWDP 17Policy SWDP 17CPolicy SWDP 21Policy SWDP 23Policy SWDP 25Policy BDP4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.