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Dismissed25 August 20233282975

Squirrels Rest, Poplar Lane, Hatherton, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1RS

Planning appeal 3282975 at Squirrels Rest, Poplar Lane, Hatherton, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1RS (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of the Green Belt.

change of use of land to mixed use for the keeping of horses and as a residential gypsy caravan site for the stationing of three caravans, together with laying of hardstanding, erection of amenity building, stable and haybarn

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
WS11 1RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the landscape character of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation
  • the provision and need for Gypsy and Traveller sites
  • the personal circumstances of the family including the best interests of the children
  • if the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify development

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with moderate harm to landscape character and the absence of very special circumstances, outweighed the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the family.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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