®Planning appeal decision
Clanna, Dean Lane, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0BS
1no mobile home, 1no touring mobile, 1no dayroom, hardstanding, fencing and associated soft landscaping
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the natural beauty of the Kent Downs Natural Landscape
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- Whether other material considerations, including the need for and supply of pitches and the personal circumstances of the site's occupants, outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The best interests of the child occupant, combined with the substantial shortfall in pitch supply and the personal circumstances of the occupants including cultural rights and health needs, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms.
Framework references: 11, 61, 110, 115, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 189
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS01, CS Policy CS02, CS Policy CS12, CS Policy CS17, CS Policy CS19
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