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Allowed31 January 20253349581

Land South Of Green Street, East Worldham, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9NN

Planning appeal 3349581 at Land South Of Green Street, East Worldham, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9NN (South Downs) was allowed on 31 January 2025 by Inspector Major P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The need for sites generally and the needs of the Appellant and his family for accommodation.

the material change of use of land to a mixed use for the keeping of horses and as a residential caravan site, including the stationing or 3 caravans (no more than one static caravan) retention of existing hardstanding and vehicular access, and erection of an ancillary amenity building

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Major P
Postcode
GU35 9NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The need for sites generally and the needs of the Appellant and his family for accommodation
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality, bearing in mind its location within the South Downs National Park (SDNP)
  • The effect of the installation of the access on highway safety
  • The impact of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours

What decided it

The substantial and significant weight attached to the family's and the general Gypsy and Traveller need for a site was insufficient to outweigh the serious harm to landscape character and the unresolved highway safety concerns for a permanent permission, but was sufficient, together with human rights considerations, to justify a time-limited permission.

The substantial weight given to the family's accommodation need and the significant weight given to general Traveller site need did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the highway safety harm identified, but tipped the balance in favour of a time-limited rather than a permanent or refused permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD19Policy SD21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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