®Planning appeal decision
SAINT ANTHONYS PARK HEATH LANE, CHILDER THORNTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 7AB
material change of use of land for stationing of caravans for residential occupation by travellers with associated development (new access, utility blocks, septic tanks, hard standing) – part retrospective”
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The very special circumstances arising from the best interests of the children, personal circumstances of the family, significant unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches, absence of alternative sites in the Borough, and demonstrated policy failure in site provision outweighed the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of development.
Framework references: 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SOC 4, Policy STRAT 9
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.