®Planning appeal decision
Land off Birch Close, Sprotbrough, DN5 7LF
Planning appeal 3317244 at Land off Birch Close, Sprotbrough, DN5 7LF (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 development of 5 dwellings with associated access and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- DN5 7LF
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 44(C)Policy 10Policy 32Policy 33Policy 41Policy 42Sprotbrough Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy S3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 131
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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