®Planning appeal decision
Gall's Drove, Guyhirn, Wisbech St Mary, PE13 4UF
Planning appeal 3332133 at Gall's Drove, Guyhirn, Wisbech St Mary, PE13 4UF (Fenland District Council) was allowed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Mahoney F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed change of use would be considered necessary in an area at risk of flooding (Flood Zone 3) in the context of a risk-based approach to the location of proposals through the application of an appropriate sequential test.
the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and dayroom ancillary to that use
- Authority
- Fenland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Mahoney F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed change of use would be considered necessary in an area at risk of flooding (Flood Zone 3) in the context of a risk-based approach to the location of proposals through the application of an appropriate sequential test
- whether any harms identified would be outweighed by other considerations including the general need for, and provision of sites, the availability of alternatives, and the personal circumstances of the appellant, so as to justify the change of use
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the absence of any suitable alternative sites outweighed the considerable weight of the flood risk harm from locating the site in Flood Zone 3.
the substantial cumulative weight of benefits (unmet Gypsy and Traveller need, absence of alternatives, settled base for traditional way of life) outweighed the considerable weight of harm arising from the conflict with flood risk policy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- FLP Policies LP3 & LP12FLP Policy LP5FLP Policy LP7FLP Policy LP14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 168Paragraph 170Paragraph 173
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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