®Planning appeal decision
Land At Ngr 280016 72763, Bickington, Devon, TQ12 6JU
change of use of land to a Gypsy site
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the settings of heritage assets, with reference to the Grade I Listed building Church of St Mary the Virgin, the Grade II* Listed building Church House and Dove Cote and the Grade II Listed building Church Hall, and the non-designated heritage asset Forge Cottage
- the question of the need for and supply of gypsy / traveller sites
- the personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The significant unmet need and absence of any suitable alternative site for the appellant, combined with his personal circumstances, outweighed the small heritage harm identified to the setting of the Church of St Mary the Virgin.
the public benefits of addressing unmet gypsy and traveller need and providing a settled base for the appellant outweighed the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy EN5, Policy WE6
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA 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.