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Allowed15 June 20233307131

Site Adjacent to Homelands, Orcop, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 8SD

Planning appeal 3307131 at Site Adjacent to Homelands, Orcop, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 8SD (Herefordshire Council) was allowed on 15 June 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Proposed new dwelling

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
HR2 8SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings with regard to outlook and overlooking
  • Its surroundings because of foul and surface water drainage
  • The River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and nutrient neutrality

What decided it

The proposal's design, siting, separation distances and drainage arrangements, secured by conditions, would accord with the development plan and cause no unacceptable harm to character, appearance, living conditions or the River Wye SAC.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
HLP Policy SS6HLP Policy LD1HLP Policy SD1HLP Policy SD3HLP Policy SD4NP Policy ORC1NP Policy ORC4NP Policy ORC5NP Policy ORC6

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