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Allowed21 February 20233288945

Four Acres Farm, Land Adj Oak Tree Farm, Henley-in-Arden, B95 5NZ

Planning appeal 3288945 at Four Acres Farm, Land Adj Oak Tree Farm, Henley-in-Arden, B95 5NZ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 21 February 2023 by Inspector Allen M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

the change of use of land from agricultural use to mixed use for the keeping of horses with stables and the stationing of 3 No. caravans and utility block for residential purposes for private Traveller site and associated development (retrospective)

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
B95 5NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the location is accessible to nearby settlements and facilities
  • 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 proposal

What decided it

The collective weight of the unmet need for traveller pitches, the family's personal circumstances and the best interests of the children clearly outweighed the Green Belt harm, establishing very special circumstances for a temporary permission.

Substantial weight attached to Green Belt harm and other collective harms was clearly outweighed by moderate weight to need/lack of supply, significant weight to personal circumstances and considerable weight to the best interests of the children, tipping the balance in favour of a temporary grant of permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS.5Policy CS9Policy CS.12Policy CS.21Policy AS.10Policy CS.15
Judgments
Smith

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