Land at The Meadows, Upcott Lane from Little Upcot to A4111 Eardisley, Eardisley, Herefordshire, HR3 6PP

resubmission of outline planning permission reference 202174 for 10 dwellings, access and estate road

Authority: Herefordshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Marigold O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the strategy of the Development Plan
whether the proposal should make provision for infrastructure, in particular for affordable housing

What decided it

The proposal's location outside the defined settlement boundary conflicted with the development plan strategy to protect countryside, and this conflict was not outweighed by housing supply considerations given the Council's demonstrated five-year supply.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: HLP Policy RA2, HLP Policy RA3, NP Policy H2, NP Policy H1, HLP Policy H1, NP Policy H3, HLP Policy ID1, NP Policy H7, HLP Policy SD1

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