®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Dark Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton, WV10 7PN
Planning appeal 3274008 at Land West of Dark Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton, WV10 7PN (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed on 29 September 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, together with the formation of hardstanding and utility/day room ancillary to that use, and the erection of a stable
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- WV10 7PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the Cannock Chase SAC
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches, the absence of a five-year supply of deliverable sites, and the personal circumstances/human rights of the appellant and her children clearly outweighed the Green Belt harm, establishing very special circumstances.
the harm caused by reason of inappropriateness and other harm to the Green Belt was clearly outweighed by the unmet need for pitches, the lack of a five-year supply, and the appellant's personal circumstances, amounting to very special circumstances justifying the development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy H6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148
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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