®Planning appeal decision
Land at Severnside Farm, Walham, Gloucester, GL2 9NF
without the benefit of planning permission, the unauthorised change of use of the land from agricultural land to residential pitches for caravans (both mobile and static), with sheds, fencing, septic tanks(s) [sic] pipework, utilities connections and any other associated residential paraphernalia
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of land as a residential caravan site gives rise to an unacceptable risk of flooding such that planning permission should not be granted
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the residential caravan use could be made safe for any lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere, given that every pitch is within Flood Zone 3 and would be flooded in a design flood event, and the proposed Flood Evacuation Management Plan does not ensure safe access and escape routes.
Framework references: 11, 159, 161, 162, 167
Plan policies cited: JCS Policy SD13, JCS Policy INF2, MMGCP Policy E4
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