Land adjacent to the pumping station, Ings Lane, Hibaldstow, BRIGG, DN20 9PJ

to erect 20 dwellings comprising 10 rent to home buy, five shared ownership and five open market dwellings

Authority: North Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Baxter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and rural landscape
Whether there is a need for the proposed affordable housing

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the substantial weight attributed to housing delivery and affordable housing need, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance.

The moderate adverse impacts on character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall, tipping the balance in favour of the development.

Framework references: 219, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS5, Policy CS8, Policy CS9, Policy RD2, Policy DS1

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