®Planning appeal decision
Land at Watery Lane, Sutton, ST. HELENS, WA9 3GD
change of use of land to form a 2-pitch family (2 static and 1 trailer) family traveller site with access from Watery Lane via Keates Street, and boundary treatments with landscaping
- Authority
- St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy
- Postcode
- WA9 3GD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development on Green Infrastructure with particular reference to its character and appearance, amenity value, and function as a wildlife corridor
- Whether any harm arising from the proposed development would be outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The unmitigated, very considerable harm to the character, appearance, amenity value and wildlife corridor function of the Greenway significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, including the shortfall in the Council's five-year pitch supply and the personal circumstances of the family.
The very considerable adverse impacts on the Greenway significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, including the lack of a five-year supply of deliverable pitches and the personal circumstances of the appellant's family, such that the development would not represent sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy LPA01, Policy LPC03, Policy LPC07, Policy LPC09, Policy LPC10, Policy LPD01
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.