Planning appeal decision
Land Adj to Liongrove, Crowels Ash, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4SW
Planning appeal 3281065 at Land Adj to Liongrove, Crowels Ash, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4SW (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local policies relating to the location of new housing development.
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- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- HR7 4SW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local policies relating to the location of new housing development
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers in respect of land contamination
- The effect of the proposed development upon trees
- Whether the proposed development provides adequate water disposal
- The effect of the proposed development on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The proposed development would not provide adequate water disposal measures to protect the River Wye SAC from phosphate pollution, a matter that could not be addressed through conditions given the international importance of the habitat.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy SS1Policy RA1Policy SS4Policy SS7Policy MT1Policy BY1Policy SD1Policy LD1Policy SS6Policy LD2Policy LD3Policy SD3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 182
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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