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Dismissed30 March 20233305468

Land Adjacent to Spout House Stables, Sandwith , Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9UG

Planning appeal 3305468 at Land Adjacent to Spout House Stables, Sandwith , Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9UG (Copeland Borough Council *) was dismissed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

residential dwellings (net number of dwellings: min 3, max. 5)

Authority
Copeland Borough Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
CA28 9UG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

Future occupants would not have reasonable access to day-to-day services and facilities without likely high dependency on the private car, contrary to sustainable development principles.

The adverse impacts in respect of sustainability and car dependency, to which significant weight was attributed, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of construction employment and housing supply contribution.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST2 B and CPolicy ST1Policy ENV5Policy DM10Policy SS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 11

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