®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Dragons Lane, Moston, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3QB
without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of land from an agricultural use to a use as a residential caravan site together with the formation of an area of hardstanding, erection of a timber building and gates and fence, parking/storage of vehicles and other paraphernalia
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is in a suitable location in the countryside and occupants would have reasonable access to facilities and services, having regard to the development plan, the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework), the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS)
- the effect of the proposal on the high-pressure gas lines
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the need for, and provision of, sites for gypsies and travellers in the area
- any other material considerations in support
What decided it
the unacceptable and unmitigable safety risk to occupiers arising from the site's location within the inner zone of two high-pressure gas pipelines, when considered cumulatively with neighbouring permitted sites
the very substantial weight given to the unacceptable safety risk from the high-pressure gas pipelines outweighed the significant weight afforded to the lack of a five-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the family, including the best interests of the children
Framework references: 105
Plan policies cited: CELPS Policy PG 6, CELPS Policy SC 7, CELPS Policy SD 1, CELPS Policy SD 2, CELPS Policy CO 1, SADPD Policy INF 7, SADPD Policy HOU 5, SADPD Policy PG 10
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors (2022) EWCA
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