®Planning appeal decision
Land off Birch Close, Sprotbrough, DN5 7LF
the development of 5 dwellings with associated access and landscaping
- Authority
- Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to its backland location including its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to privacy and disturbance, and on potential future occupiers with particular regard to overshadowing
What decided it
The substantial loss of protected and mature trees combined with the resulting overdevelopment and cramped appearance of the backland site, conflicting with policies requiring retention of character and green infrastructure in protected backland areas.
Framework references: 130, 131
Plan policies cited: Policy 44(C), Policy 10, Policy 32, Policy 33, Policy 41, Policy 42, Sprotbrough Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy S3
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.