®Planning appeal decision
The Vineyard, Uffington Road, Barnack, PE9 3DU
Planning appeal 6002353 at The Vineyard, 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 a residential caravan site for 2 gypsy/traveller households, each household with two caravans including no more than one static caravan/mobile home. The proposals also include the laying of hard-standing, the erection of a communal dayroom and the provision of a stable building
- 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
- Whether sufficient information has been submitted regarding biodiversity net gain (BNG) and whether there would be an adverse effect on the natural environment
- 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 unresolved risk to highway safety from inadequate visibility splays, combined with unresolved risk to occupiers and the pipeline from 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-related risk significantly and demonstrably outweighed the substantial weight attached to the social benefits of providing gypsy/traveller pitches and the limited weight given to economic and biodiversity benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP10LP13LP17LP28
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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