®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Wild Meadow, Bowden Lane, Welham, LE16 7UX
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from equestrian uses to a mixed use as equestrian and the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for a Gypsy/Traveller pitch (Sui Generis), together with the formation of additional hard standing
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the land as residential caravan sites gives rise to an unacceptable risk of flooding
- Whether the site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to access to the nearest settlement and to a range of services
- The need for, supply and availability of Gypsy and Traveller sites in the district and whether there has been a failure of policy in respect of provision for such development
- The personal circumstances of the appellant and his family
What decided it
The unacceptable risk of flooding and the failure to demonstrate safe access and escape routes for vulnerable occupants, particularly children, in a flood event.
The substantial adverse weight of unacceptable flood risk and danger to vulnerable occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighed the significant weight of the lack of 5-year supply of Gypsy and Traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the appellants' families.
Framework references: 11, 28, 110, 170, 173, 174, 177, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy H6, Policy CC3
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.