®Planning appeal decision
Blueberry Stables, Lancaster Road, Preesall, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0HN
Planning appeal 3278791 at Blueberry Stables, Lancaster Road, Preesall, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0HN (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Hockenhull H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Having regard to local and national development planning policy, whether the location of the proposal is appropriate with particular regard to access to services and facilities.
the change of use of land to mixed use of keeping of horses and use as residential caravan site for extended Gypsy family with 5 No. caravans, including no more than 2 No. static caravans/mobile homes, together with conversion of part of stable building to ancillary dayroom
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- FY6 0HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Having regard to local and national development planning policy, whether the location of the proposal is appropriate with particular regard to access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
- Whether the site is at risk of flooding
- Whether other material considerations, including the general need for and supply of gypsy sites, the accommodation needs and personal circumstances of the appellant, outweigh any harm identified, such as to justify the development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate through a proper sequential test and site-specific flood risk assessment that the site was safe from flood risk for its lifetime, creating an unacceptable risk to the children who would live there, outweighed the benefits of the proposal.
The benefits of an appropriate location, no character harm, unmet gypsy accommodation need, lack of alternative sites, and the appellant's personal circumstances and the best interests of the children were outweighed by the unresolved flood risk to the safety of the children, and a temporary permission was also found not to be a proportionate alternative.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP4Policy HP8Policy CDMP2Policy CDMP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 167
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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