Threepenny Bit Cottage, Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DP

erection of detached dwelling

Authority: Herefordshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thandi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area including the effect of the proposal upon the setting of listed buildings and non-designated heritage assets

What decided it

The significant harm to the setting of nearby designated and non-designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the area through the urbanisation of a prominent open site that contributes to the village's rural agrarian character outweighs the limited housing and sustainability benefits.

The limited social, economic and environmental benefits of the proposal would be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the setting of nearby designated and non-designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the area.

Framework references: 11, 203

Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy LD1, Policy LD4, Policy SS6, Policy RA2, Policy BL1, Policy BL3, Policy BL7

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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