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Little Meadows Arbour Road From Toldish Road To Moorland Road, Toldish Indian Queens, TR9 6HG
Planning appeal 3269749 at Little Meadows Arbour Road From Toldish Road To Moorland Road, Toldish Indian Queens, TR9 6HG (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Ashworth S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site lies in a suitable location having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and national and local planning policy for the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites and, if any harm is identified, whether there are any benefits which would outweigh that harm.
change of use of land to a private gypsy/traveller site comprising of 6 pitches with associated works including 6 mobile homes, 6 touring caravans, 2 semi-detached day rooms, hardstandings and the installation of a septic tank
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
- Postcode
- TR9 6HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site lies in a suitable location having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and national and local planning policy for the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites and, if any harm is identified, whether there are any benefits which would outweigh that harm
What decided it
The considerable weight attached to the substantial unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the long-standing failure of policy to meet that need outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance.
the limited harm to the character and appearance of the area was outweighed by the considerable weight given to the unmet need for pitches and the failure of policy to provide for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation, so permission was granted
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 2aPolicy 11Policy 12Policy 23Landscape Policy 1Landscape Policy 2
- Judgments
- Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022] EWCA Civ 1391
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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