®Planning appeal decision
Land East of The Firs, Osborne Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2LG
Proposed change of use of land for the creation of 2no. Gypsy/Traveller pitches comprising the siting of 1 static caravan and 1 touring caravan per pitch
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, the PPTS and any relevant development plan policies
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect of the proposal on openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the Essex Coastal Special Protection Area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harms, would be outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fell within the paragraph 154(e) exception for limited infilling in a village, meaning it was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt and no Green Belt harm arose requiring very special circumstances.
For the ground (g) enforcement appeal, the public interest in expeditious compliance was balanced against the appellant's private circumstances, favouring an extended 12-month compliance period; for appeal B, no harm/benefit balance was required as the proposal was found not to be inappropriate development and other harms were capable of mitigation.
Framework references: 153, 154
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.