®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1AG
demolition of existing office building (B1 use) and structures, and the construction of seven apartment buildings comprising 576 dwellings (C3 use) together with internal roads, parking, public open space, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure works
- Authority
- Stevenage Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gilbert J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial cumulative weight of the housing, affordable housing, brownfield and sustainability benefits outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the resulting conflict with the development plan.
The substantial weight given to housing delivery, affordable housing, brownfield redevelopment, carbon savings, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan as a whole, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission.
Framework references: 11, 57, 60, 74, 105, 120, 126, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy EC7, Policy SP7, Policy SP8, Policy GD1, Policy NH7, Policy SP5
Judgments cited: Davison v Elmbridge Borough Council [2019] EWHC 1409
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