Vacant Land on Fens Lane, Hart, TS27 3BT

Planning appeal 3300990 at Vacant Land on Fens Lane, Hart, TS27 3BT (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

construction of single dwelling house and associated drive

Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cullen F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
Whether the significance of the archaeology within the site has been adequately established, and the effect of the proposed development on it
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate arrangements for the disposal of foul water from the site

What decided it

The site's location outside development limits within a Strategic Gap and Green Gap, combined with the unresolved archaeological harm to a heritage asset of local, regional and potentially national significance, outweighed the moderate benefits of providing a single dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LS1Policy RUR1Policy RUR2Policy QP4Policy NE1Policy HE2Policy GEN1Policy GEN2Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 68Paragraph 80Paragraph 174Paragraph 194Paragraph 201Paragraph 202

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