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Allowed1 September 20266007837

Land South of Cave's Lane, Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10 4LU

Planning appeal 6007837 at Land South of Cave's Lane, Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10 4LU (Bassetlaw) was allowed on 1 September 2026 by Inspector M Brooker, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site benefits from appropriate access with particular regards to highway safety and the junction of Caves Lane and the B1403.

Change of use of land to a residential caravan site for one Gypsy/Traveller family with two caravans, including no more than one static caravan/mobile home, together with laying of hardstanding, erection of ancillary dayroom building and improvement of existing access

Authority
Bassetlaw
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Inspector
M Brooker
Postcode
DN10 4LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site benefits from appropriate access with particular regards to highway safety and the junction of Caves Lane and the B1403

What decided it

The availability of a markedly better alternative junction/route via Walkeringham village meant the impact of the poor Caves Lane/B1403 junction on highway safety would not be unacceptable or severe.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST30Policy ST53Policy 53NP Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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