®Planning appeal decision
Pitches Sports Club, Wickersley, Rotherham, S60 3PU
Planning appeal 3278557 at Pitches Sports Club, Wickersley, Rotherham, S60 3PU (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector McCormack A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed scheme would be contrary to Local Plan Policy SP38 with regard to the protection of designated Green Space.
the erection of 116 dwellinghouses with landscaping, public open space and associated infrastructure on the land at the Pitches Sports Club, Wickersley Road, Broom, Rotherham S60 3PR
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McCormack A
- Postcode
- S60 3PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed scheme would be contrary to Local Plan Policy SP38 with regard to the protection of designated Green Space
- the effect of the proposed scheme on the provision of protected Green Space in the local area
- whether the proposed scheme makes adequate provision for any existing and additional need for Green Space and recreational facilities arising from the scheme with regard to its quantity, quality and suitable location
What decided it
The irreplaceable loss of protected Green Space and its amenity value, which the proposed mitigation package failed to adequately or suitably replace in quantity, quality or location, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The benefits of new housing, affordable housing and the sports mitigation package were outweighed by the significant harm arising from the loss of protected, irreplaceable Green Space and its associated visual and community amenity value.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP38Policy ENV5.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 97Paragraph 99
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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