®Planning appeal decision
Land at Tumbleweed Cottage, Main Street, Milton, NG22 0PP
Proposed erection of 2no. dwellings
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edginton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of occupiers of Bramblewick with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area through incursion into open countryside and subdivision of a historic field pattern, combined with moderate harm to residential amenity, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits.
The adverse impacts arising from harm to character and appearance and residential amenity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply and economic boost from construction when assessed against policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 130, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS9, Policy DM4 Bi), Policy DM4 Bv)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.