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12/0971C Land on the south side of Dragons Lane, Dragons Lane, Moston, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3QB: The use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 4 no. gypsy pitches together with the formation of additional hard standin

Meeting: 06/06/2012 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 3)

3 12/0971C Land on the south side of Dragons Lane, Dragons Lane, Moston, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3QB: The use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 4 no. gypsy pitches together with the formation of additional hard standing and utility/dayrooms ancillary to that use for Martin Smith PDF 546 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Note: Councillor J Wray (Ward Councillor), Councillor W Scragg (on behalf of Moston Parish Council), Mr D Wright (on behalf of Action Moston) and Mr A Holder (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and an oral update by the Southern Area Manager – Development Management.

RESOLVED – That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reason:

The location of the site represents an unsustainable form of development due to the distance from local services and facilities contrary to Policies GR1 (New Development) and H8 (Gypsy Caravan Sites) of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005 and Policy HOU6 (Gypsy Caravan Sites) of the Cheshire Structure Plan and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Policy for Traveller Sites.