®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Main Street, Market Overton, LE15 7PT
Planning appeal 3321470 at Land North of Main Street, Market Overton, LE15 7PT (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of Plots 1 to 4 with regard to daylight, sunlight and shading from adjacent protected trees.
the erection of 8 dwellings, comprising 5 bungalows and 3 two-storey houses and the formation of a new access onto Main Street
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- English D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of Plots 1 to 4 with regard to daylight, sunlight and shading from adjacent protected trees
- whether the proposal would be consistent with the Council's development strategy concerning the location of new residential development
What decided it
The substandard living conditions that would be created for future occupiers of Plots 1 to 4 through significant shading and inadequate daylight provision, combined with the proposal's conflict with the Council's spatial strategy for limiting development beyond the planned limits for development.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic and social benefits, moderate weight to the site's relationship to the village and landscape sensitivity findings, and biodiversity net gain do not outweigh the substandard living conditions for future occupiers and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19 of the Rutland Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document (July 2011)Policy SP15 of the Rutland Local Plan Site Allocations & Policies Development Plan Document (October 2014)Policy CS4 of the Core StrategyPolicy SP6 of the SAPPolicy CS9 of the Core StrategyPolicy MO1 of the made Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 135
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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