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

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

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP16, Policy LP5

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