Nash Park , Great Horwood , Buckinghamshire, MK17 0FD

change of use of land to 6 Gypsy/Traveller pitches with associated works including, 6 no. mobile homes, 6 no. touring caravans,6 no. day rooms, and 6 no. cesspits incorporating detailed landscape scheme

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Owen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issues are the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, the nearest settled community, flooding and biodiversity.

What decided it

The cumulative and considerable harms to character and appearance, unresolved flood risk, and unquantified biodiversity impact outweighed the significant weight given to unmet traveller need and the appellant's personal circumstances.

the considerable harms to character and appearance, flood risk and biodiversity outweighed the significant weight attributed to unmet traveller need, lack of alternative sites and the appellant's personal circumstances, such that the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole

Plan policies cited: Policy D11, Policy NE4, Policy S3, Policy 1 of the Great Horwood Neighbourhood Plan, Policy I4, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy S1

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