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Allowed26 October 20233317383

The Paddock, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1QL

Planning appeal 3317383 at The Paddock, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1QL (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 26 October 2023 by Inspector Pleasant L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
OX17 1QL

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BSC 6Policy BSC 6(f)Policy BSC 6(g)Policy BSC 6 (c)Policy ESD 13Policy ESD 15Policy ESD 6Policy C8Policy C28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] Civ 1391

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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