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Notice upheld12 November 20243318915

Land Adjacent Heathfields, Clacton Road, Weeley, CO16 9EJ

Planning appeal 3318915 at Land Adjacent Heathfields, Clacton Road, Weeley, CO16 9EJ (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2024 by Inspector Pleasant L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the provision of and need for Gypsy and traveller sites in the district, having particular regard to local and national planning policy.

change of use of land for the creation of 1 no. Gypsy/Traveller Pitches, comprising the siting of 1 mobile home and 1 touring caravan, per pitch alongside the formation of hardstanding and erection of dayroom (converted stable building). Summary

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Pleasant L
Postcode
CO16 9EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the provision of and need for Gypsy and traveller sites in the district, having particular regard to local and national planning policy
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect on ecological matters, including biodiversity
  • the effect on designated European conservation sites

What decided it

the significant, unmitigated harm to woodland character and to biodiversity/ecology from the development outweighed the neutral other considerations including need and personal circumstances

significant harm to character and appearance and to biodiversity/ecology outweighed the neutral considerations of Gypsy/Traveller need, European site effects and alternative accommodation, so the appeals were dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP9Policy SP7Policy SPL3Policy PPL3Policy PPL4
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA 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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