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Allowed21 July 20233318205

The Field at Mill Lane, Fobbing, SS17 9HS

Planning appeal 3318205 at The Field at Mill Lane, Fobbing, SS17 9HS (Thurrock Borough Council) was allowed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

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
Postcode
SS17 9HS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PMD6Policy CSSP4Policy CSTP19Policy PMD7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 13

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