®Planning appeal decision
Land North of The Old Coal Yard Fen Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1TU
without planning permission: (i) Material Change of Use from Agricultural Land to a Caravan Site (ii) Operational Development to enable the use of the land as a caravan site, consisting of the laying of hardcore, gravel and concrete kerbing
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Kean G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is in an acceptable location in principle
- its effect on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- whether the potential harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, including to meet unmet need for additional caravan sites, in particular, of the gypsy and traveller community
What decided it
The harm to Green Belt openness and rural character caused by the development was not outweighed by very special circumstances, as the appellant failed to provide robust evidence of unmet need or occupiers' personal circumstances sufficient to justify the development in principle.
Framework references: 137, 138, 144, 147, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy S4, Policy S7, Policy HQ/1, Policy NH/8
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.