®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Preston Road,, Tingewick, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4NT
change of use of land to use as residential caravan site for 4 Gypsy families, each with 2 caravans, together with laying of hardstanding, erection of 4 No. amenity buildings and construction of new access
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The development's effect on highway safety
- Its effect on biodiversity
- Whether there is a need for the development
- Whether the development is in a suitable location in light of the policies of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan 2021 (the LP), the Framework, the PPTS and accessibility to services
- Drainage and flood matters
- Whether the benefits of the scheme outweigh the harm caused so as to justify granting planning permission
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to highway safety from inadequate visibility splays at the proposed access, combined with harm to biodiversity, outweighed the benefits of meeting Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need.
the highly significant benefits of meeting general and personal Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need were outweighed by the considerable harm to highway safety and biodiversity, which were the overriding factors
Framework references: 109
Plan policies cited: Policy D11, Policy T1, Policy T5, Policy NE1, Policy S6, Policy S3, Policy S2, Policy S1, Policy I4, Policy I5
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