Walton Lodge, 316 Bawtry Road, Bessacarr, DONCASTER, DN4 7PD

construction of 9no detached dwellings

Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site represents an appropriate location, having regard to the Council's housing strategy
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating housing in an unsustainable location outside the settlement hierarchy, and would cause significant adverse visual harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, with limited housing benefits that do not outweigh these deficiencies.

The limited benefits of six dwellings and associated economic and social benefits do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan as a whole and the significant harm to character and appearance, particularly given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.

Framework references: 79, 80, 174, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 25, Policy 33, Policy 41, Policy 42, Policy 44

Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195

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