Land at Whitegate Stables, Coleorton Lane, Packington, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1XJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the development on highway safety
• Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development, having regard to the accessibility of local shops and services and taking account of available options with regard to modes of travel
• The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
• If any harm does arise in relation to the first three main issues, whether that harm is outweighed by other material considerations to an extent that would warrant the grant of planning permission

What decided it

The absence of highway safety harm combined with the substantial weight given to unmet Gypsy and Traveller need and personal circumstances secured Appeal C, while the lack of an executed s106 agreement covering the enforcement appeal caused Appeal A to be dismissed.

the substantial weight attached to personal circumstances, unmet Gypsy and Traveller need and the lack of alternative sites outweighed the limited, mitigable harm to character and appearance and the limited weight against the appeals from intentional unauthorised development, so the balance favoured allowing Appeal C but not Appeal A, which lacked equivalent s106 mitigation