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Allowed9 December 20223298826

Watercress Close, Stevenage, SG2 9TN

Planning appeal 3298826 at Watercress Close, Stevenage, SG2 9TN (Stevenage Borough Council) was allowed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the provision of open space.

the erection of two four-bedroom dwelling houses

Authority
Stevenage Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dade E
Postcode
SG2 9TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the provision of open space

What decided it

The site's inaccessibility to the public for over two years and absence of realistic prospect of restoration to public open space use meant the proposal would not compromise the loss of open space and accords with the Development Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NH6Policy HO5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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