Planning appeal decision
Glebe Farm Empingham Road, Tinwell, Stamford, PE9 3UL
Planning appeal 3283970 at Glebe Farm Empingham Road, Tinwell, Stamford, PE9 3UL (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling.
the redevelopment of an agricultural building to form 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- PE9 3UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling
What decided it
The unsustainable location of the dwelling in the countryside, requiring high dependence on private vehicles, resulted in moderate harm that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing provision and economic activity.
The moderate harm from unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing provision and local economic activity, with no other material considerations sufficient to overcome the conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- RCS Policy CS4SAP Policy SP6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 11Paragraph 79
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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