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Notice upheld8 March 20243299438

Land South of Newlands Road , Wickford, Essex, SS12 9ER

Planning appeal 3299438 at Land South of Newlands Road , Wickford, Essex, SS12 9ER (Basildon District Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Dignan P, following an inquiry.

Use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes with ancillary dayroom and hardstanding

Authority
Basildon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Dignan P
Postcode
SS12 9ER

What decided it

The substantial and cumulative harm to Green Belt openness, purposes and local character was not clearly outweighed by unmet Traveller need, personal circumstances or Human Rights considerations, other than for Plot 3 where very special circumstances existed to secure satisfactory living conditions for an already-permitted pitch.

Very substantial Green Belt, character and intentional-breach harm outweighed the significant weight given to unmet Traveller pitch need, absence of alternative sites, personal circumstances, Human Rights interference and the best interests of children, save in respect of Plot 3 where the need for satisfactory living conditions outweighed the very limited Green Belt harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BAS GB1BAS BE12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154
Judgments
Geall v SSE [1998] EWCA Civ 1940

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