Showpeople can live on their own land

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A FAMILY of travelling show people have won a planning battle for the right to set up home on a piece of Green Belt land they bought for £300,000.
Government-appointed inspector Richard Clegg has ruled that sisters Gail Camm and Deborah Seldon, their husbands and three children, can live on the site off Hall Lane, Stretton in two chalets with caravan extension.
Mr Clegg dealt with an appeal by the sisters after they were refused planning consent by Warrington Borough Council following objections from more than 100 local residents, Stretton Parish Council and the Stretton Residents’ Group.
He ruled that although sites for travelling show people would normally be considered inappropriate in the Green Belt unless there were very special circumstances.
In this case he believed the limited impact on the openness of the Green Belt and the clear need for additional accommodation for travelling showpeople in the area, plus the personal circumstances of the two families, amount to special circumstances.
The two families claimed to have local connections in that they had attended fairs and galas in the area for more than 40 years.
Objectors claimed the applicants were not genuine travelling show people, that they had failed to consult with planners in line with planning regulations and that the development would have a harmful impact on the Green Belt and a nearby Listed building.
They also feared noise, traffic impact, pollution and harm on wildlife would be caused if the plan went ahead.


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