Paddock Adjacent to Greystones, 213 Down Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1AU

change of use of land to allow the stationing of two mobile homes for use by a single family alongside two domestic buildings. Appeal

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Braithwaite J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the breach of planning control is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, if there is any, is clearly outweighed by other considerations such that very special circumstances exist

What decided it

Mr Jenkins' severe mental health and the family's financial hardship, which he had done nothing to bring upon himself, clearly outweighed the limited Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.

the limited harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was clearly outweighed by other material considerations, particularly Mr Jenkins' mental health and the family's circumstances, such that very special circumstances existed

Framework references: 149, 150, 147

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5

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