Planning appeal decision
Paddock Adjacent to Greystones, 213 Down Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1AU
Planning appeal 3280851 at Paddock Adjacent to Greystones, 213 Down Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1AU (South Gloucestershire Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Braithwaite J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the breach of planning control is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
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
- Postcode
- BS36 1AU
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 147
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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