Land East of Monks Hill, Westbourne, West Sussex, PO10 8SX

Planning appeal 3293116 at Land East of Monks Hill, Westbourne, West Sussex, PO10 8SX (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 9 August 2023 by Inspector King T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: national policy, and local need for gypsy and traveller accommodation.

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
Postcode: PO10 8SX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 36Policy 48Policy OA3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 111Paragraph 174
Judgments: South Cambridgeshire DC v SSCLG & Brown [2008] EWCA Civ 1010

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