Planning appeal decision
Land off Meadow Lane/Meadow Close, Cononley, Keighley, BD20 8LL
Planning appeal 3288786 at Land off Meadow Lane/Meadow Close, Cononley, Keighley, BD20 8LL (Craven District Council *) was dismissed on 27 April 2022 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal provides a suitable density and mix of housing.
a residential development of 12 dwellings
- Authority
- Craven District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- BD20 8LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal provides a suitable density and mix of housing
- Whether the proposal provides a suitable level of affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal's failure to provide the density and mix of housing required by Policy SP3 and the under-provision of affordable housing contrary to Policy H2, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh these development plan conflicts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy H2
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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