®Planning appeal decision
Land at South of Dunham Road, Laneham, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0NB
Without planning permission, the unauthorised engineering operation to deposit materials on and over the land, the change of use of land for the siting of a residential caravans, and associated storage structures, and the parking of private domestic vehicles
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the engineering operation and the change of use on the character and appearance of the area and on the landscape.
- The effect on flood risk.
- The effect on highway safety.
- The need for and supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches in Bassetlaw, including whether there has been any policy failure.
- The personal circumstances of the appellant and her dependants.
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches, combined with the proposal's accordance with development plan policies, decided the appeal in the appellant's favour.
the shortfall in the supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches lent significant weight in favour of the development, reinforced by the appellant's personal circumstances, and was not outweighed by any identified harm, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM6, Policy DM12, Policy ST32
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391
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.