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Brayfield Stables, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UJ
Planning appeal 3295154 at Brayfield Stables, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UJ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Major P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The level of need for gypsy and traveller sites generally.
the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 2 no. gypsy pitches together with the formation of hardstanding and dayrooms ancillary to that use without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref: APP/T0355/W/15/3131046, dated 11 November 2016
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Major P
- Postcode
- SL4 5UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The level of need for gypsy and traveller sites generally
- The needs and personal circumstances of the Appellant and other residents of the site
- Whether, in light of the above and any other matters, there are any considerations which clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, such that very special circumstances exist sufficient to justify the grant of planning permission without the need for the disputed conditions
What decided it
The cumulative weight of substantial unmet general need, the occupants' pressing personal circumstances with no alternative sites available, and the best interests of the resident child, together with the Council's long-standing policy failure, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt, amounting to very special circumstances.
The substantial weight attaching to unmet need, personal circumstances, the best interests of the child and Council policy failure clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt, other harm, and conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy HO4Policy EP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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