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Allowed19 January 20243298331

Land South West of the Garage, The Sanctuary Garden Lane, Wisbech St. Mary, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4RZ

Planning appeal 3298331 at Land South West of the Garage, The Sanctuary Garden Lane, Wisbech St. Mary, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4RZ (Fenland District Council) was allowed on 19 January 2024 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area.

the “change of use of land to a traveller's site involving the siting of 2 x mobile homes and 2 x touring caravans, and the erection of 2 x Day Rooms and a 1.8m high (approx) boundary fence

Authority
Fenland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
PE13 4RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the appeal scheme, singularly or in combination with other nearby traveller sites, would dominate the nearest settled community
  • If any harm is caused by the above issues, whether this is outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The absence of demonstrable up-to-date gypsy and traveller pitch supply and the best interests of the child requiring appropriate accommodation outweighed the harm to character and appearance and the domination of the settled community.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP16Policy LP5

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