®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of Broomhall Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 3HW
a change of use of land to provide 10 permanent Travellers Pitches including the stationing of caravans for residential purposes with ancillary dayroom for each pitch plus associated access, parking, landscaping, engineering and infrastructure works
- Authority
- Worcester City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hendley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy for the area, including the Worcester South urban extension and the Local Green Network
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- if there is harm, whether this is outweighed by the supply of pitches for Gypsies and Travellers, and other considerations
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy for the urban extension (loss of Local Green Network provision) combined with harm to character and appearance outweighed the benefits of meeting Gypsy and Traveller pitch need.
The very significant weight attached to conflict with the spatial strategy/LGN and harm to character and appearance outweighed the significant weight given to the need and supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches and other lesser benefits, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 185
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 45, Policy SWDP 5, Policy SWDP 38, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 21 B v., Policy SWDP 1, Policy SWDP17, Policy SWDP 25, Policy SWDP 39
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