®Planning appeal decision
The Birches, Temple Grafton, ALCESTER, B49 6NX
material change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 3 gypsy families, each with two caravans including no more than one static caravan, together with laying of hardstanding, erection of amenity building a nd construction of new access
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area including the Arden Special Landscape Area (SLA)
- Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for the intended occupiers
- Whether the development would adversely effect the living conditions of existing neighbouring occupiers
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Arden Special Landscape Area combined with the failure to provide adequate living conditions for intended occupiers outweighed the significant weight given to the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the appellant's personal circumstances.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS.5, Policy CS.9, Policy CS.12, Policy CS.21, Policy CS.26, Part W of the Development Requirements Supplementary Planning Document 2021
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