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Allowed8 March 20243322170

The Piggeries, Green Lane Nurseries Green Lane, Chessington, KT9 2DT

Planning appeal 3322170 at The Piggeries, Green Lane Nurseries Green Lane, Chessington, KT9 2DT (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was allowed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the openness and character of the Green Belt.

Retention of Gypsy/Traveller site for the use of one Gypsy/Traveller family with ancillary wash house on a permanent basis

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
Postcode
KT9 2DT

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS3Policy DM16Policy G2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153

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