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Dismissed23 December 20223285297

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

Planning appeal 3285297 at Pastures Game Farm, Weedon Lane, Dodson, Weedon, Northamptonshire, NN7 4TA (Daventry District Council *) was dismissed on 23 December 2022 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The accessibility of the site to local services and facilities.

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
Postcode
NN7 4TA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HO9Policy ENV7Policy ENV10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 202

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