®Planning appeal decision
The Piggeries, Green Lane Nurseries Green Lane, CHESSINGTON, KT9 2DT
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the openness and character of the Green Belt
- whether any harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations (such as the need for and supply of gypsy and traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the occupiers of the site) so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The cumulative weight of the significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches, the lack of alternative sites, and the substantial weight attached to the occupiers' personal circumstances clearly outweighed the moderate Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.
the substantial weight given to unmet need, lack of a 5 year supply, absence of alternative sites and the occupiers' personal circumstances clearly outweighed the substantial weight attached to the moderate harm to Green Belt openness and character, so very special circumstances existed to justify the development
Framework references: 142, 143, 152, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy DM16, Policy G2
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.