Land West Of 18, Gowdall Lane, Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 0AU

Planning appeal 3296464 at Land West Of 18, Gowdall Lane, Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 0AU (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of land for use as a 2 pitch traveller family site with access off Highfield including construction of gravel surface, siting of 2 static caravans and 2 trailer caravan pitches, erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence, erection of a single stable, siting of a storage container and conversion of existing garage/store building for use as a day room.

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Raygen Z
Postcode: DN14 0AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether any harm arising from the proposal would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The finding that the development would not harm the character and appearance of the area combined with its accordance with Policy H3 and the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites outweighed the negative weight attached to the intentional unauthorised development.

the weight attributable to the intentional unauthorised development did not tip the balance against the grant of planning permission given the overall accordance with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S4Policy ENV1Policy H3

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