®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north of Station Road, Drigg, Holmrook, CA19 1XQ
Residential Development
- Authority
- Copeland Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brook S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is a suitable location for new housing given policies relating to open countryside, the settlement hierarchy and settlement boundary
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
- whether the proposal provides suitable drainage arrangements to minimise flood risk
What decided it
The proposal represents sustainable development in a suitable location for housing where the Council has a five-year supply, and the adverse impacts of granting permission would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole.
The conflict with LP Policy ST2 (out-of-date) and limited conflict with ELP Policy DS4PU (subject to modifications) was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable, well-related location with no identified harm to character, appearance, highway safety or drainage, applying NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii).
Framework references: 11, 56, 64, 111, 167, 194
Plan policies cited: LP Policy ST1, LP Policy ST2, LP Policy DM10, LP Policy DM11, LP Policy DM22, LP Policy DM24, LP Policy DM25, LP Policy DM26, LP Policy ENV1, LP Policy ENV3, LP Policy ENV5, LP Policy SS5, ELP Policy DS3PU, ELP Policy DS4PU, ELP Policy DS6PU, ELP Policy DS8PU, ELP Policy DS9PU, ELP Policy H6PU, ELP Policy N1PU, ELP Policy N6PU, ELP Policy CO4PU
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.