®Planning appeal decision
Land to North of Bellswood Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0LU
Planning appeal 3302679 at Land to North of Bellswood Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0LU (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 26 September 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt.
the use of the land for stationing of caravans for residential purposes, together with the formation of a hardstanding and a utility/day room ancillary to that use
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- SL0 0LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt
- whether the site is sustainably located
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character
- the effect of the development on biodiversity
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The best interests of the children, combined with the unmet need for and lack of alternative Gypsy and Traveller sites, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt so as to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriateness, openness and purpose conflict was clearly outweighed by the other considerations—including unmet Gypsy/Traveller need, lack of alternative sites, personal circumstances and especially the best interests of the children—so as to amount to very special circumstances justifying permanent permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Core Policy 4Core Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 174
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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