Lro 230 Station Road, Melbourne, DE73 8BQ

Planning appeal 3308490 at Lro 230 Station Road, Melbourne, DE73 8BQ (South Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having regards to the settlement strategy and the effect on the countryside.

the erection of 2no. dwellings with associated new access and landscaping on land to the rear of 230 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8BQ (Resubmission)

Authority: South Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pearce S
Postcode: DE73 8BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having regards to the settlement strategy and the effect on the countryside

What decided it

The site does not adjoin the settlement boundary as required by Policy H1 and cannot be regarded as infill development under Policy BNE5, placing it in conflict with the development plan as a whole.

The limited benefits of two dwellings and economic activity were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan, particularly the settlement strategy policies and the newly made Neighbourhood Plan, in circumstances where the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy H1Policy BNE5Policy DP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 68Paragraph 69Paragraph 118Paragraph 120

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