Planning appeal decision
Home Farm, Stockbridge Lane, Doncaster, DN6 9JF
Planning appeal 3281015 at Home Farm, Stockbridge Lane, Doncaster, DN6 9JF (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Owston Conservation Area and the effect of the development on the settings of nearby Listed Buildings.
Erection of car port (retrospective)
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
- Postcode
- DN6 9JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Owston Conservation Area and the effect of the development on the settings of nearby Listed Buildings
What decided it
The starkly modern appearance of the car port, particularly its curved metal frame and prominent location at the junction of two lanes, caused less than substantial harm to the significance of designated heritage assets which was not outweighed by the essentially private benefits of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 36Policy 37
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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