®Planning appeal decision
Land Off, Kemerton Road, Kemerton, GL20 7EN
for the use of land to a provide gypsy/traveller pitch and associated works including mobile home, touring caravan, amenity block and hardstanding
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the designated Local Green Space (LGS) and Local Gap (LG)
- Whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, including personal circumstances so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The combination of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of pitches against the 'Ethnic Gypsy' definition, the lack of alternative sites, and the best interests of the appellants' children clearly outweighed the identified harm to the LGS and LG, amounting to very special circumstances justifying a personal permission.
The harm from inappropriate development and significant/moderate harm to the LGS and LG was clearly outweighed by the unmet pitch need, lack of alternatives, and the children's best interests, amounting to very special circumstances that justified granting a personal (rather than permanent) permission.
Framework references: 103, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy NP2, Policy NP13, Policy SWDP 17
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.