®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2-3 Askett Village Lane, Askett, Princes Risborough, HP27 9LF
Planning appeal 3303409 at Plot 2-3 Askett Village Lane, Askett, Princes Risborough, HP27 9LF (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Allen M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including any effect on locally identified buffer areas.
the Material Change of Use of land for stationing of caravans for residential occupation for Gypsy-Traveller site with associated development (creation/alteration of access from highway, fencing, hard standing and utility block) - part retrospective
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- HP27 9LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including any effect on locally identified buffer areas
- Whether the location is accessible to nearby settlements and facilities
- The effect of other considerations, including the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation, on the overall planning balance
What decided it
The significant weight attached to the personal circumstances of the occupants, particularly the risk of homelessness and the best interests of the children, combined with the lack of any available alternative site, outweighed the moderate harm identified to character, appearance and accessibility.
The moderate harm to character and appearance and to accessibility was outweighed by the considerable weight given to personal circumstances, the best interests of the children, and the modest weight given to unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches, tipping the balance in favour of a temporary grant of permission for 4 years.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy PR5Policy DM26Policy DM32Policy DM33Policy A3
- Judgments
- Smith
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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