®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Chelmsford Road, Felsted, Chelmsford, Essex, CM6 3LT
change of use of land to use as a residential gypsy caravan site for 5 gypsy families, each with two caravans, including laying of hardstanding, erection of 3 No. utility buildings and construction of access
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- having regard to local and national development planning policy, whether the location of the proposal is appropriate, with particular regard to access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
- whether a safe and suitable access can be achieved for all users
- whether other material considerations, including the general need for and supply of gypsy sites, outweighs any harm identified, such as to justify the development
What decided it
The combined significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the substantial harm arising from an inadequately demonstrated safe and suitable access significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (acceptable location, unmet gypsy and traveller need, limited weight to equality/human rights considerations) when weighed against the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 105, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN7, Policy S7, Policy GEN2, Policy GEN1, Policy ICH1, Policy CW1, Policy IH1
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.