®Planning appeal decision
LAND AT BRISTOL ROAD, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, BS36 2AW
change of use of land to gypsy and traveller caravan site to facilitate the stationing of 5no. mobile homes and 5no. touring caravans with associated hard-standings and landscaping without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PT16/3680/F, dated 10 April 2017
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- BS36 2AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the question of the need for Gypsy / Traveller sites
- the personal circumstances of the site occupiers
- if inappropriate development, 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 necessary to justify the scheme in the Green Belt
What decided it
The combination of substantial unmet need, absence of a five-year supply of sites, persistent policy failure and the lack of suitable alternative sites amounted to very special circumstances clearly outweighing the limited Green Belt harm.
the limited harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was clearly outweighed by the other considerations (need, absence of supply, policy failure, site suitability and personal circumstances), which combined to amount to very special circumstances justifying the development
Framework references: 147, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy CS5, Policy CS34
Judgments cited: Lisa Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391
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