®Planning appeal decision
Land To The South Of Chear Fen Boat Club, Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, CB6 8PX
A material change of use of land through intensification to the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, nine dayrooms and the formation of hardstanding ancillary to that use
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed traveller site is in an appropriate location and would be sustainable environmentally, socially and economically.
What decided it
The serious unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the district, combined with the site's high level of compliance with Policy H/22 criteria, meant the tilted balance favoured granting permission.
The adverse impacts (limited landscape harm, unauthorised development, distance from services) would not significantly outweigh the benefits of meeting a serious unmet need for traveller pitches when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H/22, Policy H/23, Policy S/8, Policy COH/2-1, MWLP Policy 5, MWLP Policy 16, Policy NH/4
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