Planning appeal decision
Land Adjecent to Rosefields , Hinckley Road , Wolvey, LE10 3HQ
Planning appeal 3309858 at Land Adjecent to Rosefields , Hinckley Road , Wolvey, LE10 3HQ (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 19 September 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt.
change of use of the land for the siting of one residential Gypsy pitch
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- LE10 3HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt
- 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 lack of a five-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites, unmet need, absence of alternative sites, and the appellant's personal circumstances as a Traveller with health issues clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt when considered on a temporary three-year basis.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2Policy DS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 4Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 54
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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