THE PADDOCKS, HEATH LANE, STARTLEY, SN15 5HH

the erection of a storage building in association with existing traveller caravan site

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Thandi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is consistent with local policies relating to the location of new development
The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development upon the living conditions of nearby occupiers with regard to noise, traffic and air pollution
The effect upon the safe and efficient operation of the local highway network

What decided it

The building is incidental to an established traveller site and used for purposes integral to the appellants' traditional gypsy and traveller culture rather than commercial or industrial activity, making its location in open countryside acceptable.

Framework references: 115, 135, 180

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 34, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 61

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