®Planning appeal decision
Callow Cottage, Ruddle, NEWNHAM, Gloucestershire, GL14 1DS
without planning permission the material change of use of The Land for the sitting of an unauthorised static caravan with associated decking framework for residential purposes and the storage of static caravans
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether caravan 'C' is acceptable in land-use principle terms having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of caravan 'C' (including the associated decking framework) on the character and appearance of the countryside, including landscape character
- whether caravan 'C' is at risk of flooding and whether the sequential and exception tests are passed
- the effect of caravan 'C' on biodiversity
- whether Caravan 'C' has acceptable outside amenity space
- whether Caravan 'C' constitutes a sustainable form of development
What decided it
The clear conflict with national flood risk policy (failure of the sequential test) combined with harm to landscape character significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a temporary residential caravan, leading to dismissal of the ground (a) appeal.
The very significant weight given to conflicts with settlement policy, landscape harm, flood risk policy conflict and lack of biodiversity net gain significantly outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits of a temporary caravan, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 80, 130, 174, 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP.4, Policy CSP.1, Policy CSP.7, Policy CSP.2, Policy AP 1, Policy AP 4, Policy AP5
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.