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Dismissed6 October 20213261718

Land Adjacent to, Keswick Road and Windermere Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3HU

Planning appeal 3261718 at Land Adjacent to, Keswick Road and Windermere Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3HU (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2021 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

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
Postcode
SS7 3HU

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.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
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