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The Willows, Tamworth Road, Cliff, Kingsbury, Warwickshire, B78 2DS
Planning appeal 3338275 at The Willows, Tamworth Road, Cliff, Kingsbury, Warwickshire, B78 2DS (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was allowed on 26 July 2024 by Inspector Edwards J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on openness and on the purposes of Green Belt policy.
the change of use of land for a single pitch Gypsy site, installation of septic tank and relocation of the access”
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- B78 2DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on openness and on the purposes of Green Belt policy
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches combined with the substantial benefits to the appellant's family, particularly the children, of a settled base clearly outweighed the Green Belt and other harm, establishing very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with safeguarding the countryside from encroachment) was clearly outweighed by the significant weight attached to unmet pitch need and the substantial weight attached to the benefits of a settled base for the family, so very special circumstances existed to justify allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP3LP5LP10LP14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 143
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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