®Planning appeal decision
The Paddocks Comhampton, Dunhampton, Ombersley, Worcestershire, DY13 9ST
change of use of land to residential gypsy caravan site consisting of 6 caravans, of which no more than 3 would be mobile homes, the laying of hardstanding and erection of 3 amenity buildings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The history of the site and whether cumulative harm arises in terms of scale of the site and vehicle movements on the local lanes such as to warrant a refusal.
What decided it
The cumulative scale of gypsy pitches and associated vehicle movements on the narrow local lanes had now exceeded the 'tipping point' of acceptable harm to the local road network and the settled community.
The general need for further pitches, family circumstances, and difficulties gypsies face in finding lawful sites did not outweigh the harm identified from cumulative scale, character change and traffic impact, so the appeal was dismissed.
Plan policies cited: SWDP17
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022]
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