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Allowed21 August 20233308046

Land and Buildings Lying to the South of Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer,, CM9 6TF

Planning appeal 3308046 at Land and Buildings Lying to the South of Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer,, CM9 6TF (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the council's spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities.

Change of use of land for 2 Gypsy/Traveller pitches comprising the siting of 1 mobile home and 1 touring caravan per pitch

Authority
Maldon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Pannell G
Postcode
CM9 6TF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the council's spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on residential amenity, with particular regard to noise and outlook

What decided it

The Council's acknowledged inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches, to which significant weight was given in favour of the proposal, combined with the proposal's accordance with the development plan.

The proposal accorded with the development plan, and the absence of a five-year supply of pitches (significant weight in favour) was not outweighed by the modest weight attributable to the intentional unauthorised development, so the balance tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S8Policy H6Policy T2Policy D1Policy H4Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105

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