®Planning appeal decision
LAND EAST OF MONKS HILL, WESTBOURNE, WEST SUSSEX, PO10 8SX
Change of use of land to a private gypsy and traveller caravan site consisting of 1 no mobile home, 1 no touring caravan, 1 no utility dayroom and associated development
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- national policy, and local need for gypsy and traveller accommodation
- the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its countryside location, and whether the creation of an additional pitch would unacceptably impact on the local settled community
What decided it
The significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller accommodation in the district, combined with the absence of significant harm to landscape character or the settled community, decided the appeal in the appellant's favour.
The significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches and lack of alternative accommodation outweighed the limited, non-significant harm to landscape character, so the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 111, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy 36, Policy 48, Policy OA3
Judgments cited: South Cambridgeshire DC v SSCLG & Brown [2008] EWCA Civ 1010
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.