®Planning appeal decision
Former Blaxton Quarry, Mosham Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire , DN9 3EJ
Planning appeal 3310101 at Former Blaxton Quarry, Mosham Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire , DN9 3EJ (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 17 April 2023 by Inspector Hatfield T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether compensatory habitat and 10% biodiversity net gain are necessary in order to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms, having regard to: (a) whether the proposal would be contrary to the development plan without it; (b) the effect of providing these obligations on the viability of the proposal; and (c) if the proposal is contrary to the development plan without compensatory habitat and 10% biodiversity net gain, whether there are material considerations that indicate that the proposal should be determined other than in accordance with it.
outline planning permission including means of access for B1 B2 E:g employment uses - 31,846 square metres for up to 52 units, and parking
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
- Postcode
- DN9 3EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether compensatory habitat and 10% biodiversity net gain are necessary in order to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms, having regard to: (a) whether the proposal would be contrary to the development plan without it; (b) the effect of providing these obligations on the viability of the proposal; and (c) if the proposal is contrary to the development plan without compensatory habitat and 10% biodiversity net gain, whether there are material considerations that indicate that the proposal should be determined other than in accordance with it.
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that compensatory habitat and 10% biodiversity net gain were necessary to comply with Policy 30 and the development plan, and that securing them via the s106 agreement would not undermine viability.
The benefits of the scheme, even taken together, would not outweigh conflict with the development plan absent compensatory habitat and biodiversity net gain provision, but as the s106 obligations securing this provision were found necessary and viable, the appeal was allowed on that basis.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 30Policy 2Policy 13Policy 46Policy 54Policy 55Policy 56Policy 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 180
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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