The Range Dean Field, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9GF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
• whether the development would provide a good standard of accommodation for future occupiers
• the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
• whether other material considerations, including the general need for and supply of gypsy sites, outweigh any harm identified, such as to justify the development

What decided it

The absence of harm on the three substantive issues combined with the significant weight given to the district's unmet need and shortfall in supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches decided the appeal in favour of the appellant.

No harm was found to character and appearance, accommodation standards or neighbouring living conditions; the significant unmet need for pitches outweighed the limited weight attributed to the intentional unauthorised development, so the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.