®Planning appeal decision
Plot 1, Land South of Horseman Side, Navestock, RM4 1DN
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether any harm would be outweighed by other considerations (such as the need for and supply of gypsy and traveller sites and the personal circumstances of the occupiers of the site)
What decided it
The finding that the appeal sites amounted to 'grey belt' land meant the proposals were not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the resulting NPPF paragraph 11(d) balance favoured granting permission given the unmet pitch need and the occupiers' personal circumstances.
the significant weight given to unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches and the substantial weight given to personal circumstances outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance, so the adverse impacts of granting permission would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)
Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy MG02, Policy HP10, Policy BE14, Policy HP08, Policy HP09
Judgments cited: ZH (Tanzania) v SSHD [2011] UKSC 4; Zoumbas v SSHD [2013] UKSC 74
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.