®Planning appeal decision
Park Home 11, Grassy Corner, Cambridge, CB4 1TU
Without planning permission: a) Without planning permission, the change of use of the land from Agricultural to a
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Dignan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the harm due to inappropriateness in the Green Belt, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations such that very special circumstances exist to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial and cumulative harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, character and appearance, heritage setting, flood risk, and biodiversity cannot be outweighed by the unmet need for traveller accommodation given the lack of personal circumstances evidence and the unauthorised nature of the development.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S/4, Policy NH/2, Policy NH/8, Policy H/22, Policy CC/9, Policy NH/14, Policy NH/4, Policy CC/7, Policy H/23
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