®Planning appeal decision
Ashlands House, Beck Lane, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 3AH
residential development (4no. dwellings and garages)
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the proposed density of development
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The adverse impacts of inappropriate location, harm to character and appearance, and unacceptable highway safety risks significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of four additional dwellings in the context of the tilted balance.
The limited benefits of four dwellings and associated socio-economic benefits were outweighed by the inappropriate location, harm to character and appearance of the area, and harm to highway safety; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 104, 124, 174, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy ST4, Policy EV2, Policy ST1, Policy HG3
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.