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Allowed18 October 20233304774

Land to the North of Station Road, Drigg, Holmrook, CA19 1XQ

Planning appeal 3304774 at Land to the North of Station Road, Drigg, Holmrook, CA19 1XQ (Copeland Borough Council *) was allowed on 18 October 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether this is a suitable location for new housing given policies relating to open countryside, the settlement hierarchy and settlement boundary.

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The conflict with LP Policy ST2 (out-of-date) and limited conflict with ELP Policy DS4PU (subject to modifications) was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable, well-related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).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy ST1LP Policy ST2LP Policy DM10LP Policy DM11LP Policy DM22LP Policy DM24LP Policy DM25LP Policy DM26LP Policy ENV1LP Policy ENV3LP Policy ENV5LP Policy SS5ELP Policy DS3PUELP Policy DS4PUELP Policy DS6PUELP Policy DS8PUELP Policy DS9PUELP Policy H6PUELP Policy N1PUELP Policy N6PUELP Policy CO4PU
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 64Paragraph 111Paragraph 167Paragraph 194

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