®Planning appeal decision
OLD GORE WOOD, OLD GORE LANE, EMBOROUGH, BA3 4SJ
the use of land as a 9 pitch travellers caravan site
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, to include the scale of the development in relation to the nearby community
- The provision of measures in respect of environmental sustainability
- The effect of other considerations, including the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation, on the overall planning balance
What decided it
The substantial unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches in the district, combined with the social benefits of a settled base for future occupiers, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance.
Moderate weight attached to the collective harms (limited harm to character and appearance and limited harm from reliance on the private car) was outweighed by significant weight attached to the unmet need for gypsy and traveller sites and the social benefits of a settled base for future occupiers.
Plan policies cited: Policy DP1, Policy DP4, Policy DP7, Policy DP15
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.