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Allowed11 July 20243338093

Clackhill Yard, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, SN15 4ES

Planning appeal 3338093 at Clackhill Yard, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, SN15 4ES (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Wyborn D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development plan and national policy would support the proposal in this location, in particular having regard to whether or not occupants of the site would be located in or near to existing settlements within reasonable distance of a range of local services and community facilities, and whether or not the development would be served by a safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian access.

the change of use of land to private Gypsy/Traveller site and associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Wyborn D
Postcode
SN15 4ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the development plan and national policy would support the proposal in this location, in particular having regard to whether or not occupants of the site would be located in or near to existing settlements within reasonable distance of a range of local services and community facilities, and whether or not the development would be served by a safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian access
  • whether or not the front boundary treatment and other landscaping would be acceptable having regard to matters raised in paragraph 26 of the PPTS

What decided it

The combination of the site's compliance with the development plan's Gypsy and Traveller policy and the significant unmet pitch need, lack of a five-year supply of deliverable sites, lack of alternative sites, and policy failure to allocate sites outweighed the moderate harm from intentional unauthorised development.

The scheme's accordance with the development plan as a whole, together with significant unmet need, lack of five-year pitch supply, lack of alternative sites and policy failure (all favouring approval), outweighed the moderate weight attributed against the scheme for intentional unauthorised development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP47Policy CP19

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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