Cliffe Farm-Land to Rear of Connor House 4A Cliff Lane, Cliff Lane, Brierley, S72 9HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
• The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers
• The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
• The effect on the provision of green space
• The suitability of the access arrangements
• Whether intentional unauthorised development
• The need for the development and the availability of alternatives
• The personal circumstances of the occupiers, and the effects on the occupiers' human rights, the public sector equality duty and the best interests of children

What decided it

The lack of a realistic prospect of a five-year deliverable supply of traveller pitches and the resulting unmet accommodation need for the family, combined with the best interests of the children, outweighed the moderate harm from the loss of green space and the intentional unauthorised development.

The considerable weight attributed to the unmet need for traveller accommodation and the best interests of the children in a settled base for schooling outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with the development plan (loss of green space) and from intentional unauthorised development.