®Planning appeal decision
Viewpoint Place, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4TU
‘Stationing of an additional mobile home for occupation by the Harber family - creation of an additional traveller pitch.’
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Parker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt (including consideration of openness and the purposes of Green Belt)
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
- Whether the proposal is adequately mitigated in terms of the potential impact of occupiers on the Thames and Medway SPA
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The best interests of the children residing on the site, combined with unmet gypsy and traveller accommodation need and the personal circumstances of the occupiers, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms, establishing very special circumstances to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 16, 24, 25, 27, 56, 143, 152, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CS02, Policy CS11, Policy CS12, Policy CS19, Policy H, Policy T1, Policy T5, Policy P3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.