®Planning appeal decision
Meadow View Stables Monks Hill, EMSWORTH, PO10 8SX
Change of use of land for use as extension to Gypsy caravan site for the stationing of 6 additional caravans, including no more than 3 static caravans/mobile homes, together with laying of hardstanding and erection of 3 no. amenity buildings
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- national policy, and local need for gypsy and traveller accommodation
- the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its countryside location
- the proposal's effect on the SPA, with particular regard to nitrate neutrality
What decided it
the significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller accommodation in the district, combined with the absence of significant harm to character and appearance or to the SPA's integrity
the significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches and personal circumstances outweighed the limited, non-significant harm to rural character, and mitigation resolved the SPA nitrate issue, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal
Framework references: 111, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy 36, Policy 48, Policy OA3
Judgments cited: South Cambridgeshire DC v SSCLG & Brown [2008] EWCA Civ 1010
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.