®Planning appeal decision
Tower Lodge, 15 Linton Lane, Bromyard, HR7 4DQ
Planning appeal 3274482 at Tower Lodge, 15 Linton Lane, Bromyard, HR7 4DQ (Herefordshire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would have a likely significant effect, alone or in combination with other plans and projects, on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (the SAC).
the redevelopment of Tower Lodge, 15 Linton Lane, Bromyard to include alterations to existing dwelling together with construction of two new dwellings
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- HR7 4DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would have a likely significant effect, alone or in combination with other plans and projects, on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (the SAC)
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties, with particular regard to outlook, privacy, noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to free flow of traffic and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The likely significant effect on the River Wye SAC from increased foul water flows, in the absence of suitable mitigation and without imperative reasons of overriding public interest, made the new dwellings unacceptable under the Habitats Regulations.
The benefits of housing delivery and acceptable impacts on character, living conditions and highway safety were outweighed by the harm to the integrity of the River Wye SAC from the new dwellings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy LD2Policy LD4Policy BY1Policy LD1Policy SD1Policy SS4Policy MT1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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