®Planning appeal decision
Church Farm, Church Lane, Norton, GL2 9LS
Planning appeal 3305692 at Church Farm, Church Lane, Norton, GL2 9LS (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Blackwell J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development is acceptable with regard to development plan policy and functional need.
retrospective planning permission for the siting of two mobile homes for workers of Kennels
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- GL2 9LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the development is acceptable with regard to development plan policy and functional need
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) (Framework) and other relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the development on openness
- the effect of the development on the landscape character of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The absence of a demonstrated essential functional need for a second mobile home meant the resulting harm from inappropriate Green Belt development was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
Substantial weight was given to the harm of inappropriateness in the Green Belt, together with limited harm to openness and landscape character, and this was not clearly outweighed by the business convenience benefits of retaining both mobile homes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD10Policy H1Policy SP2Policy AGR3Policy SD5Policy GRB4Policy SD6Policy LAN2Policy E1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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