®Planning appeal decision
The Beeches, Curslow Lane, Shenstone, KIDDERMINSTER, DY10 4DX
change of use of Land for the creation of 6 Gypsy/Traveller pitches comprising the siting of 6 mobile homes & 6 touring caravans
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the Appeal A and C development on the character of the landscape
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the grant of planning permission
What decided it
Very special circumstances (unmet gypsy/traveller need, lack of alternative sites and personal circumstances) were found sufficient to outweigh Green Belt and landscape harm only for a temporary three-year period, not permanently, determining the outcome of both Appeal A and Appeal C.
Substantial Green Belt harm, significant landscape harm and moderate harm from intentional unauthorised development were weighed against significant weight for unmet gypsy/traveller need, moderate weight for lack of alternative sites, and weight given to personal circumstances/best interests of children; the balance tipped in favour of permission only for a temporary three-year period, not a permanent one.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP.20, Policy SP.14, Policy DM.22, Policy DM.5, Policy SA.K17
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.