®Planning appeal decision
The Paddock, Main Street, Great Bourton, BANBURY, Oxfordshire, OX17 1QL
change of use of land to mixed use for keeping of horses (existing) and as a residential caravan site for 3 gypsy/traveller families, each with a static caravan/mobile home, together with storage of touring caravan and laying of additional hardstanding
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents
- Whether there would be an unacceptable risk of flooding
- The provisions of and need for sites for gypsies and travellers
What decided it
The absence of a demonstrable five-year supply of deliverable gypsy and traveller sites, combined with the finding that the proposal caused no significant harm on the other main issues and accorded with the development plan as a whole.
having found no conflict with the development plan as a whole and no other material considerations weighing against the proposal, the identified shortfall in gypsy and traveller site provision supported allowing the appeal
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy BSC 6, Policy BSC 6(f), Policy BSC 6(g), Policy BSC 6 (c), Policy ESD 13, Policy ESD 15, Policy ESD 6, Policy C8, Policy C28
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] Civ 1391
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.