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Allowed16 July 20213260641

Land off Middleton Avenue, Ross On Wye, HR9 5BD

Planning appeal 3260641 at Land off Middleton Avenue, Ross On Wye, HR9 5BD (Herefordshire Council) was allowed on 16 July 2021 by Inspector Major P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the site for the proposed development, bearing in mind the provisions of the development plan.

the demolition of stable buildings and residential development of 44 single and 2 storey dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Major P
Postcode
HR9 5BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the site for the proposed development, bearing in mind the provisions of the development plan
  • The impact of the proposal on highway safety and capacity

What decided it

The substantial benefit of providing 44 affordable homes, weighed against limited conflict with the Neighbourhood Plan allocation's housing quantum, led the Inspector to find overall accordance with the development plan.

the substantial benefit of delivering 44 affordable homes and general compliance with other development plan policies outweighed the limited conflict with the quantum of development anticipated by NP Allocation 5A.3, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy H3CS Policy SS2CS Policy RW1CS Policy MT1CS Policy LD2CS Policy SD4Policy SD3NP Allocation 5A.3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 172Paragraph 173

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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