®Planning appeal decision
Land at Derwent Forest, Broughton Moor, CA13 0YY
Planning appeal 3307515 at Land at Derwent Forest, Broughton Moor, CA13 0YY (Allerdale Borough Council *) was allowed on 15 November 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would undermine the delivery of a comprehensive development of the Derwent Forest site, with particular regard to the provision of a master plan and the adequacy of off-site infrastructure and transport.
71 residential units (access, scale, layout, appearance, landscaping)
- Authority
- Allerdale Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- CA13 0YY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would undermine the delivery of a comprehensive development of the Derwent Forest site, with particular regard to the provision of a master plan and the adequacy of off-site infrastructure and transport
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the SACs and the SPA
What decided it
The Strategic Masterplan Framework demonstrated that the proposal would not undermine comprehensive development of Derwent Forest and would secure significant site remediation through the planning obligation, thereby satisfying Policy S18 and enabling the appeal to be allowed.
The benefits of delivering 71 residential units and securing remediation and restoration of a significant proportion of the Derwent Forest site, together with the provision of affordable housing, education contributions, and the rerouting of the Coast to Coast cycle route, outweighed any concerns about the absence of detailed triggers and thresholds in the masterplan, subject to conditions protecting the integrity of the European Designated Sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S18Policy S22Policy SA3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 175Paragraph 57Paragraph 211
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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