®Planning appeal decision
Land off Cornborough Road, Sheriff Hutton, York, YO60 6QL
change of use of land to Gypsy/Traveller site with four family pitches to include amenity block/day room and bio-disk treatment plant”
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed Gypsy and Traveller pitches on the character and appearance of the countryside
- If the Appeal A proposal is contrary to local planning policy, whether there are any material considerations that indicate that the appeal should be determined other than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The severe shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller pitch supply, absence of alternative sites, and the substantial weight given to the appellant family's personal circumstances outweighed the identified landscape harm.
The localised harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the limited negative weight attached to intentional unauthorised development were clearly outweighed by the significant weight attached to the lack of a 5 year Gypsy and Traveller pitch supply and absence of alternative sites, together with the substantial weight given to the appellant's personal circumstances, so the conflict with the development plan was outweighed by other material considerations.
Framework references: 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SP13, Policy SP14
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