Big Pits Quarry, Bidwell Lane, Clipsham, LE15 7WQ

change of use from disused quarry to a sustainable holiday site including the installation of six holiday cabins and an honesty shop and associated works to provide vehicular parking and pedestrian access

Authority: Rutland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cowley R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed, with regard to the Council's spatial strategy, national policy and its accessibility

What decided it

The appeal site does not provide a suitable location for the development because its poor accessibility and distance from services would result in most visitor journeys being undertaken by private car, contrary to Policies CS1, CS4, CS15, SP7 and SP25 and NPPF paragraphs 84 and 85 which require sustainable rural tourism development to minimise travel needs and exploit opportunities to make locations more sustainable.

Framework references: 84, 85, 105

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS4, Policy CS15, Policy SP7, Policy SP25

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