®Planning appeal decision
The Range Dean Field, Kingsley, BORDON, GU35 9GF
the change of use of land for the creation of a total of 8 Gypsy/Traveller Pitches (net 2 additional Pitches), comprising 1 mobile home and 1 touring caravan per pitch
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
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.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CP19, Policy CP20, Policy CP29, Policy CP15, Policy CP27, Policy CP22
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA 31 October 2022
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.