Planning appeal decision
Land off Clay Lane West, Clay Lane, Doncaster, DN2 4QY
Planning appeal 3323446 at Land off Clay Lane West, Clay Lane, Doncaster, DN2 4QY (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the setting of Nos 1-4 Clay Lane West, which are grade II listed buildings.
Erection of site boundary fence
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- DN2 4QY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the setting of Nos 1-4 Clay Lane West, which are grade II listed buildings
- pedestrian access through the site
- the biodiversity interest of the site
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings, to which great weight must be attached under the Framework, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 36Policy 17Policy 18Policy 29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208Paragraph 180
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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