Planning appeal decision
Muffins Gap Lombard Street, Orston, Nottingham, NG13 9NG
Planning appeal 3277807 at Muffins Gap Lombard Street, Orston, Nottingham, NG13 9NG (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was allowed on 25 January 2022 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development site would be an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the requirements of the spatial strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.
erection of three detached dwellings and access provision
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- NG13 9NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development site would be an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the requirements of the spatial strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of existing residents, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the development on archaeology
What decided it
The site's status as infill development within the established settlement, combined with compliance with the development plan policies on location, character, living conditions and archaeology, meant the Framework requirement to approve development according to the development plan applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 10Policy 1Policy 22Policy 29
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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