®Planning appeal decision
Ourlands, Mayles Lane, Knowle, Hampshire, PO17 5PN
Planning appeal 3271015 at Ourlands, Mayles Lane, Knowle, Hampshire, PO17 5PN (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 14 December 2022 by Inspector O'Connor H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including having regard to the defined Gap between the North Fareham Strategic Development Area (SDA) and Knowle and Wickham.
the siting of an additional mobile home, touring caravan and utility dayroom
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- PO17 5PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including having regard to the defined Gap between the North Fareham Strategic Development Area (SDA) and Knowle and Wickham.
- The effect of the proposal on the Solent Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites, international and nationally designated sites of importance for biodiversity in relation to both recreational and nutrient level impacts.
- If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other considerations including the need and supply of sites and personal circumstances.
What decided it
The substantial weight attributed to the personal circumstances of the occupants, including their medical conditions and reliance on proximity to family on the adjacent authorised pitches, outweighed the limited landscape harm.
the limited harm to the character and appearance of the area was outweighed by the serious harm that would result to the personal circumstances of the present occupants if the appeal were dismissed, and a personal permission was granted accordingly
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP18Policy CP15Policy CP16Policy DM23Policy TR6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54
- Judgments
- Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022] EWCA Civ 1391; People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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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