®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj Digberry Farm, Digberry Lane, near Park Corner, Henley on Thames, RG9 6DP
the material change in use of the land to a mixed use, comprising agricultural grazing for horses and a caravan site, to provide residential accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers, comprising a single family pitch consisting of 1 static caravan, 1 tourin g caravan, parking and associated infrastructure, new access to Digberry Lane (retrospective)
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Unknown
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it conserves or enhances the natural, scenic and landscape beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape
- the matter of intentional unauthorised development
What decided it
the Council's inability to demonstrate a five years' supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches, engaging the paragraph 11(d) presumption in favour of granting permission, which the limited landscape harm did not outweigh
the limited harm to the character and appearance of the area and the National Landscape did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of addressing an identified shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller pitch supply, so the paragraph 11(d) presumption in favour of the development applied and the appeal was allowed despite conflict with the development plan
Framework references: 11, 61, 187, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H14, Policy DES1, Policy DES2, Policy ENV1
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.