Pastures Game Farm, Weedon Lane, Dodson, Weedon, Northamptonshire, NN7 4TA

the ‘change of use of land to mixed use for agriculture and as a residential caravan site accommodating 1 No. gypsy pitch including the stationing of 2 No. caravans and the laying of hardstanding

Authority: Daventry District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Taylor K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The accessibility of the site to local services and facilities
The effect on highway safety
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Grand Union Canal Conservation Area

What decided it

The significant harm to highway safety from restricted visibility at the access point, combined with substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Grand Union Canal Conservation Area, outweighed the personal and accommodation benefits to the appellant's family.

Framework references: 111, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy HO9, Policy ENV7, Policy ENV10

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