®Planning appeal decision
Land at White Ox Farm, Inglewood Road, Greengill, Penrith, CA11 8SE
Planning appeal 3260394 at Land at White Ox Farm, Inglewood Road, Greengill, Penrith, CA11 8SE (Eden District Council *) was allowed on 23 August 2021 by Inspector Symmons E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate density for the site with respect to the character and appearance of the area and potential living conditions.
Erection of 100% affordable housing development comprising 76 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Eden District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Symmons E
- Postcode
- CA11 8SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate density for the site with respect to the character and appearance of the area and potential living conditions
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions with respect to noise
- Whether the proposal would enable the use of sustainable modes of transport
- Whether the proposal would be required to provide a financial contribution for education provision
What decided it
The provision of 76 dwellings of 100% affordable housing in an area of significant affordable housing need, combined with the material consideration of the recently consented 67-dwelling scheme on a similar footprint, outweighed the Council's concerns about density and noise, particularly given that appropriate mitigation measures could be secured by condition.
The substantial benefits of delivering 100% affordable housing in an area of acute need (264 dwellings per annum shortfall, 540 active applicants) outweighed the concerns about density, noise and education contributions, particularly given that the principle of development had been established and mitigation measures were available.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV5Policy DEV3Policy DEV4Policy COM3Policy HS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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