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Dismissed14 July 20213244253

Wolf Business Park, Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5NY

Planning appeal 3244253 at Wolf Business Park, Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5NY (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2021 by Inspector Major P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Appellant has satisfied the sequential test for retail development.

the demolition of the existing Wolf Business Park buildings and the erection of a new Lidl foodstore, with associated car park and landscaping, and a new access to the retained and new employment land with associated works (full application). The erection of new employment premises on the retained employment land and associated works (outline application)

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
retail · Major retail and services
Inspector
Major P
Postcode
HR9 5NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Appellant has satisfied the sequential test for retail development
  • The impact of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Ross-on-Wye town centre, and whether the impact would amount to a significant adverse impact
  • The effect of the loss of part of the overall site for employment use
  • Whether the proposed development would be of satisfactory design
  • The effect of the proposal on the capacity and safety of the local highway network
  • The effect of the proposal on heritage assets

What decided it

The likelihood of a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of Ross-on-Wye town centre, engaging NPPF paragraph 90 and conflicting with development plan retail policies.

The conflict with the development plan (retail impact, design and employment land policies) and the substantial weight attaching to NPPF retail advice were not outweighed by the matters advanced in support of the scheme, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy E5CS Policy E2CS Policy LD1CS Policy SD1CS Policy SS6CS Policy SS4CS Policy MT1NP Policy E2NP Policy EN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 86Paragraph 87Paragraph 90

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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