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Allowed17 March 20233301737

Land North of Braunston Road, Oakham, LE15 6LZ

Planning appeal 3301737 at Land North of Braunston Road, Oakham, LE15 6LZ (Rutland County Council) was allowed on 17 March 2023 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

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Authority
Rutland County Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
LE15 6LZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposed development would contribute to the creation of healthy and safe communities

What decided it

The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) was engaged because the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and its key housing policies were out of date, and the significant housing, economic and environmental benefits outweighed the moderate landscape harm.

The benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic, social and environmental gains carried significant weight and were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm to character and appearance, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and permission was granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19Policy SP15Policy SP23Policy CS4Policy CS9Policy SP6Policy 1 of the Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan 2022Policy SP9Policy SP22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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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