®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Spout House Stables, Sandwith , Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9UG
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
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.
Framework references: 80, 104, 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ST2 B and C, Policy ST1, Policy ENV5, Policy DM10, Policy SS3
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.