®Planning appeal decision
Lowmoor Gate Farm, Low Moor Lane, Rillington, YO17 8FG
Planning appeal 6009152 at Lowmoor Gate Farm, Low Moor Lane, Rillington, YO17 8FG (North Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 30 July 2026 by Inspector Darren Hendley, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development accords with the spatial strategy for the area, with regard to the location of the site.
Change of use of land to a private Gypsy/Traveller site for one family (3 pitches) including siting of caravans and utility and provision of hardstanding
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy
- Inspector
- Darren Hendley
- Postcode
- YO17 8FG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development accords with the spatial strategy for the area, with regard to the location of the site
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether intentional unauthorised development has occurred
- if there is harm, whether this is outweighed by the need and supply of pitches for Gypsies and Travellers, and other considerations
What decided it
The shortfall in the 5-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches, combined with the appellants' personal circumstances and the absence of suitable alternative accommodation, outweighed the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy, character and appearance, and unauthorised development.
Significant weight against the development from conflict with the spatial strategy, and moderate weight against it from character and appearance harm and unauthorised development, were outweighed by significant weight in favour from the shortfall in Traveller pitch supply, the appellants' personal circumstances, and the lack of suitable alternative sites, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP5Policy SP13Policy SP16Policy SP19
- 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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