®Planning appeal decision
Land South of High Street and West of Swallow Lane, Wootton, North Lincolnshire, DN39 6SB
Planning appeal 3298491 at Land South of High Street and West of Swallow Lane, Wootton, North Lincolnshire, DN39 6SB (North Lincolnshire Council) was allowed on 24 February 2023 by Inspector Norman R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in a suitable location with particular regard to access to services, facilities and transport options.
a development of 38 dwellings, one small-scale retail unit, public open space incorporating new green infrastructure, SUDs features, and biodiversity enhancements with details of means of access and layout submitted for consideration (scale, appearance and landscaping to be reserved for subsequent consideration)
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Norman R
- Postcode
- DN39 6SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in a suitable location with particular regard to access to services, facilities and transport options
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and whether the most important policies for determining the appeal are out of date
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, which meant the benefits of housing delivery substantially outweighed the conflict with development plan policies restricting countryside development.
The benefits of housing delivery to meet identified need, affordable housing provision, economic benefits from construction and future residents' expenditure, and environmental and social benefits from biodiversity enhancements and public open space significantly and demonstrably outweighed the adverse impacts and policy conflict relating to the location outside the settlement boundary, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS8Policy DS1Policy RD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174
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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