®Planning appeal decision
The field at Mill Lane, FOBBING, SS17 9HS
Change of use of land to a gypsy and traveller caravan site consisting of one pitch and associated development
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The best interests of the two children in securing a settled base, combined with the unmet need for gypsy and traveller sites, the failure of policy to deliver supply, and the Public Sector Equality Duty considerations, clearly outweigh the modest harm to Green Belt openness.
Framework references: 138, 147, 148, 150, 13
Plan policies cited: Policy PMD6, Policy CSSP4, Policy CSTP19, Policy PMD7
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.