®Planning appeal decision
LAND OFF LOW MOORGATE LANE, RILLINGTON, MALTON, YO17 8JW
the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, erection of dayrooms and laying of hardstanding ancillary to that use
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether any harm arising from the proposed development would be outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller pitches engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d), which was not outweighed by the moderate landscape harm identified.
The significant weight attached to the absence of a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller pitches and the site's contribution to that supply outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the weight given to intentional unauthorised development, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 110, 135, 187, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP5, Policy SP13
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.