®Planning appeal decision
Land off Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, S63 0RU
a retrospective application for siting of caravans for residential purposes
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of Green Belt
- whether the site is sustainably located
- the effect of the development on biodiversity
- whether there would be adequate foul drainage
- the provision and need for Gypsy and Traveller sites
- the personal circumstances of the family
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with the site's unsustainable location, inadequate drainage information, and unresolved biodiversity concerns, is not clearly outweighed by the family's personal circumstances and need for Gypsy and Traveller provision, failing to establish the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 16, 105, 110, 147, 148, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GT1, Policy GT2, Policy BIO1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.