®Planning appeal decision
LAND AT TARPORLEY ROAD, TARVIN, CHESTER, CW6 0GU
change of use of land from its lawful use for a stable building hard surface and parking area, for use as a family traveller site consisting of 1 static caravan, 3 trailer caravans, a day room, septic tank and landscaping
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Kirby R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development, having particular regard to the development strategy for the area and the site's relationship and safe accessibility to services and facilities, by foot and public transport
- The need for and provision of sites for gypsies and travellers and the availability of alternative sites
- Personal circumstances and the best interest of the children
What decided it
The substantial and unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches combined with the complete absence of any suitable alternative sites outweighed the identified harm to countryside character.
The moderate weight attached to harm to the character and appearance of the countryside was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the lack of alternative sites and unmet pitch need, together with the best interests of the children, so that planning permission was granted despite conflict with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 9, Policy STRAT 10, Policy SOC 4, Policy ENV 6, Policy DM 3, Policy T 5, Policy SOC 5, Policy DM 2, Policy DM 4, Policy ENV 9, Policy M2
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