Planning appeal decision
Land at Llangrove, Ross on Wye
Planning appeal 3270441 at Land at Llangrove, Ross on Wye (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2021 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the integrity of the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with particular regard to drainage.
Outline application for the erection of 2 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the integrity of the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with particular regard to drainage
- the effect of the proposed dwellings on highway safety, especially with respect to the use of the access of the site
What decided it
The absence of an Appropriate Assessment and sufficient drainage details to determine whether the proposal would affect the integrity of the River Wye SAC, combined with paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework providing a clear reason for refusal that overrides the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The benefits of two additional dwellings and the lack of harm to highway safety did not outweigh the clear reason to refuse the proposal arising from potential harm to the River Wye SAC; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD4Policy SS6Policy LD2Policy SD3Policy MT1Policy RA2Policy SUS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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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