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Allowed2 February 20233303898

Land at Sutton Lane, Sutton in the Elms, Broughton Astley, LE9 6QF

Planning appeal 3303898 at Land at Sutton Lane, Sutton in the Elms, Broughton Astley, LE9 6QF (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 2 February 2023 by Inspector Radcliffe I, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the spatial strategy of the development plan, including in relation to the provision of self-build and custom-build dwellings.

Outline application for the erection of up to 9 dwellings (all matters reserved except for access)

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Radcliffe I
Postcode
LE9 6QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the spatial strategy of the development plan, including in relation to the provision of self-build and custom-build dwellings
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the accessibility of services and facilities from the appeal site by sustainable modes of transport
  • the self-build and custom housebuilding duty

What decided it

The Council's substantial failure to meet its statutory self-build and custom housebuilding duty outweighed the scheme's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

the considerable weight given to the scheme's contribution to addressing the Council's self-build and custom housebuilding shortfall outweighed the moderate weight attached to the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy GD2Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy GD5Policy GD8Policy H3 (Local Plan)Policy H5Policy H1 (Neighbourhood Plan)Policy H3 (Neighbourhood Plan)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182

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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