Planning appeal decision
Beacons Ridge, Common Lane, Doncaster, S66 7RX
Planning appeal 3295446 at Beacons Ridge, Common Lane, Doncaster, S66 7RX (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of the Clifton Conservation Area.
A new dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- S66 7RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of the Clifton Conservation Area
What decided it
The cramped siting of the proposed dwelling close to the road frontage, contrary to the setback positioning of nearby dwellings, would unacceptably harm the spacious character of the area and the setting of the Clifton Conservation Area, with the limited public benefit of a single dwelling insufficient to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10Policy 33Policy 34Policy 37Policy 44
- 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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