®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to, Keswick Road and Windermere Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3HU
change of use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, together with hardstanding and utility/dayroom ancillary to that use
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness and conflicting with Green Belt purposes, and the other considerations, including the family's needs and potential contribution to caravan site provision, do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, together with harm to character and appearance, was not outweighed by the significant but not decisive considerations of potential contribution to caravan site need and the appellant's family circumstances, particularly given they already occupy a lawful permitted site.
Framework references: 8, 11, 13, 26
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.