Manor Park , Fir Tree Close, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4LY

Planning appeal 3348526 at Manor Park , Fir Tree Close, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4LY (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the material change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 10 gypsy families, each with two caravans including no more than one static caravan, together with the laying of hardstanding

Authority: Warrington Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Wraight G
Postcode: WA4 4LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the proposal would not cause harm to the character and appearance of the area, given screening, the mixed character of the surroundings and the modest scale of additional caravans.

Even affording moderate adverse weight to intentional unauthorised development in the Green Belt, this alone would not justify refusal of a development found to accord with Green Belt policy and not to result in any other harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy DC6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155

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