®Planning appeal decision
Land at 'Caravan', Draycott Road, Blockley, Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9DY
without planning permission, the change of use of the Land from agricultural to a mixed use, consisting of a residential caravan site along with the keeping and breeding of dogs in association with a commercial operation ("the Unauthorised Use")
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Willows P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the development, having regard to local and national policies concerning development in the countryside
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and on the Cotswolds National Landscape
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to any noise disturbance
- The effect of the development on road safety
- Whether any harm is outweighed by any need for the development
What decided it
The significant harm to the National Landscape's character and appearance, combined with significant noise harm to neighbours, was not outweighed by the appellant's personal need for accommodation on this particular site.
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the Cotswolds National Landscape, together with significant noise harm to neighbours' living conditions, outweighed the benefit of meeting the appellant's personal housing need, so the appeal was dismissed.
Plan policies cited: Policy DS4, Policy H7, Policy EN5, Policy EN2, Policy EN4, Policy EN15, Policy INF4
Judgments cited: Lisa Smith v SSLUHC [2022] EWCA Civ 1391
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