Belvedere, Windsor Road, Basildon, Bowers Gifford, SS13 2LH

Planning appeal 3313197 at Belvedere, Windsor Road, Basildon, Bowers Gifford, SS13 2LH (Basildon District Council) was allowed on 26 September 2023 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Conditions 2 and 3 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of the site in the Green Belt and other material considerations.

the change of use of the land to a single pitch residential gypsy caravan site consisting of a concrete hardstanding and mobile home without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 10/00739/FULL, allowed on appeal on 22 July 2011 (Ref: APP/V1505/A/11/2147489)

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Smith D
Postcode: SS13 2LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether Conditions 2 and 3 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of the site in the Green Belt and other material considerations

What decided it

The very high unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites in Basildon combined with the local authority's two-decade failure to address this through the planning system clearly outweighs the harm to the Green Belt and establishes very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BAS GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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