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Dismissed12 December 20223292634

1 Minerva Close, Staines, TW19 6DA

Planning appeal 3292634 at 1 Minerva Close, Staines, TW19 6DA (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Dakeyne M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on Green Belt openness and purposes.

use of land as a travellers caravan site consisting of 1 no mobile home, 1 no touring caravan, 1 no utility dayroom and associated works

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Dakeyne M
Postcode
TW19 6DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on Green Belt openness and purposes
  • whether the proposal would result in a suitable living environment for future occupiers, with particular reference to noise levels
  • whether the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to constitute very special circumstances

What decided it

The combined Green Belt harm and the unsuitable living environment caused by excessive aircraft noise were not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, so very special circumstances were not established.

Substantial weight to Green Belt harm and considerable weight to noise-related harm were not clearly outweighed by significant weight afforded to unmet traveller need, lack of alternative sites and policy failure, together with moderate weight to sustainability and personal circumstances, so the appeal was dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN11Policy HO6Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 62
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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