Land off West of Mill Close, North Leverton , DN22 0AZ

the erection of 20Nr bungalows designed specifically for elderly or disabled residents with restricted mobility. The proposal is to have it's own adopted roadway with associated driveways, hand and soft landscaping, boundary treatments and parking allocation

Authority: Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Dean S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed
Whether or not the proposal would deliver sufficient affordable housing in an area of need

What decided it

The proposal's location substantially outside the development boundary and allocated site, combined with its failure to deliver the required 25% affordable housing, conflicts with the development plan in a way that the need for elderly-appropriate accommodation does not outweigh.

The need for elderly-appropriate accommodation and the high housing land supply were weighed against the significant conflict with the development plan regarding location and affordable housing; the conflict with the development plan was decisive and not outweighed by the material considerations in favour

Plan policies cited: Sturton Ward Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 15a, Sturton Ward Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 1, Sturton Ward Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 2a, Bassetlaw District Local Development Framework Core Strategy & Development Management Policies DPD Policy DM5

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