Horseshoe Farm Warmingham Lane, Moston, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 0HJ

Planning appeal 3334296 at Horseshoe Farm Warmingham Lane, Moston, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 0HJ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Hatfield T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is a suitable location for a new Gypsy and Traveller pitch having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities, the provisions of development plan policy, and Planning Policy for Traveller Sites ('PPTS').

change of use of land to use as residential caravan site for one Gypsy/Traveller family with 2 No caravans including no more than one static caravan/mobile home together with erection of day room

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Hatfield T
Postcode: CW10 0HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether this is a suitable location for a new Gypsy and Traveller pitch having regard to its accessibility to services and facilities, the provisions of development plan policy, and Planning Policy for Traveller Sites ('PPTS')
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside

What decided it

The finding that the appeal site constituted an extension to the existing Gypsy and Traveller site (satisfying Policy HOU 5) and would not significantly harm the character and appearance of the countryside, resulting in no conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU 5Policy PG 6Policy SC 7Policy SD 2Policy HOU 7Policy LCD2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 108Paragraph 11

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