®Planning appeal decision
Land off Norley Lane, Crowton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2RR
change of use of land to a Gypsy/Traveller pitch including replacement building to be used as a dwelling and retrospective application for gateway entrance and engineering works of concrete slab for touring caravan
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the proposal would be in an accessible location
- Whether the proposal would constitute an acceptable form of development, in respect of the countryside location
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with harm to character and appearance and unsuitability of the countryside location, was not clearly outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances, family needs, or contribution to gypsy and traveller provision, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 13, 30, 105, 137, 147, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 1, Policy STRAT 2, Policy STRAT 8, Policy STRAT 9, Policy SOC 4, Policy ENV 2, Policy ENV 6, Policy DM 3, Policy DM 19, Norley Neighbourhood Plan Policy HOU1, Norley Neighbourhood Plan Policy LC1
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.