®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Restrop Road, Lydiard Green, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 3LP
change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 12 gypsy families, each with two caravans including no more than one static caravan, together with laying of hardstanding, construction of driveway and installation of package sewage treatment plant
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether or not suitable foul drainage would be achieved
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with reference to protected species
- the question of the need for and supply of gypsy / traveller sites
- the personal circumstances of future site residents
What decided it
The cumulative and unresolved harms from inadequate foul drainage, potential harm to great crested newts, and landscape/visual harm were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of meeting unmet gypsy and traveller need and the personal circumstances of prospective residents.
The substantial benefits of addressing unmet gypsy and traveller need, the Council's policy failure, and compelling personal circumstances were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, unresolved foul drainage, and potential harm to protected species, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CP47, Policy CP50, Policy CP51, Policy CP57, Policy CP61
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.