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Dismissed15 June 20266002091

The Orchard, Uffington Road, Barnack, PE9 3DU

Planning appeal 6002091 at The Orchard, Uffington Road, Barnack, PE9 3DU (Peterborough) was dismissed on 15 June 2026 by Inspector Beverley Wilders, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether safe and convenient access facilities can be provided and if not, the effect on highway safety.

Material change of use of land to use as residential caravan site for 4 Gypsy/Traveller families, each with two caravans including no more than one static caravan/mobile home, together with retention of existing building for use as ancillary dayroom and laying of hardstanding

Authority
Peterborough
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Inspector
Beverley Wilders
Postcode
PE9 3DU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether safe and convenient access facilities can be provided and if not, the effect on highway safety
  • Whether there would be any unacceptable risk to occupiers of the development given the nearby High-Pressure Gas Pipeline and whether the development would have any adverse effect on the Pipeline
  • If there is harm, whether this would be outweighed by other material considerations including the need for the development and the personal circumstances of the appellant and other occupiers of the development

What decided it

The substantial harm to highway safety from inadequate visibility splays, combined with significant harm/risk relating to the nearby high-pressure gas pipeline, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development.

The substantial weight given to highway safety harm and significant weight given to pipeline risk harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the substantial weight attached to the social benefit of providing Gypsy/Traveller pitches and the moderate weight attached to economic benefits, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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