Meadow View Stables Monks Hill, Emsworth, PO10 8SX

Planning appeal 3267477 at Meadow View Stables Monks Hill, Emsworth, PO10 8SX (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 21 February 2023 by Inspector King T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: national policy, and local need for gypsy and traveller accommodation.

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
Postcode: PO10 8SX

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 36Policy 48Policy OA3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 111Paragraph 174
Judgments: South Cambridgeshire DC v SSCLG & Brown [2008] EWCA Civ 1010

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