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Dismissed4 December 20233320461

Land Adjacent To 17 Whitwell Road, Empingham, LE15 8PX

Planning appeal 3320461 at Land Adjacent To 17 Whitwell Road, Empingham, LE15 8PX (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2023 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

two new stone dwellings

Authority
Rutland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
LE15 8PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The angled orientation of the proposed dwellings, departing from the uniform pattern of development along Whitwell Road and appearing discordant within the landscape, combined with their prominence and the harm to views from the adjacent cemetery, outweighed the limited housing and environmental benefits.

The benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity enhancement were outweighed by the identified harm to the character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19 of the Rutland Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy SP6 of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document 2014Policy SP15 of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document 2014Policy SP23 of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document 2014Design Guidelines for Rutland Supplementary Planning Document 2022

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