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Allowed30 May 20243334636

Legacy Park, Chatteris Road , Somersham, Huntigdon, PE28 3DN

Planning appeal 3334636 at Legacy Park, Chatteris Road , Somersham, Huntigdon, PE28 3DN (Huntingdonshire District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2024 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be at risk from flooding.

Change of use of land to provide four additional Gypsy/Traveller pitches with day rooms and gym room/ store

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Pannell G
Postcode
PE28 3DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be at risk from flooding
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to social isolation

What decided it

The Inspector's judgement that a temporary five-year permission proportionately balanced the low (though undemonstrated as passed) flood risk against the significant unmet accommodation need and personal circumstances of the occupiers, pending identification of alternative sites through the emerging Local Plan.

significant weight to unmet Gypsy and Traveller need and moderate weight to personal circumstances, against considerable weight to flood risk harm and modest weight to intentional unauthorised development, tipped in favour of a temporary five-year permission rather than permanent refusal or permanent permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP5Policy LP10Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP27bPolicy LP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 168Paragraph 173

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