®Planning appeal decision
Pitches Sports Club, Wickersley, Rotherham, S60 3PU
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
- Authority
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McCormack A
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.
Framework references: 97, 99
Plan policies cited: Policy SP38, Policy ENV5.1
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.