Land known as Field Adjacent to Burial Ground Driveway, off B4526 Reading Road, Goring, Oxfordshire, RG8 0LL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site provides a suitable location for a gypsy and traveller site with particular regard to accessibility to services and facilities
• the effect on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its location in the CNL
• the effect on the amenity of occupiers of neighbouring properties
• the local need for gypsy and traveller pitches and whether a 5 year supply exists
• whether the development was intentional unauthorised development and, if so, the weight that ought to be attached
• the proposed occupiers' personal circumstances

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the significant unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the lack of a deliverable five-year supply, which outweighed the limited/minor harm identified for the smaller Appeal C site but was insufficient to outweigh the significant harm found for the larger Appeal A site.

In Appeal C the substantial weight attached to the significant need for and lack of supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches significantly outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and minor harm to the CNL, together with the very limited weight against intentional unauthorised development, so the appeal was allowed; in Appeal A the same substantial weight did not outweigh the significant and unacceptable harm to character and appearance and the CNL, so the appeal was dismissed.