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Dismissed4 March 20243324660

71 High Pavement , Sutton in Ashfield, Notts, NG17 1BU

Planning appeal 3324660 at 71 High Pavement , Sutton in Ashfield, Notts, NG17 1BU (Ashfield District Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the safe and efficient use of the highway in the area and within the site including parking provision.

demolition of existing commercial building and construction of a 3 storey apartment block and 9 dwellings

Authority
Ashfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilkinson F
Postcode
NG17 1BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the safe and efficient use of the highway in the area and within the site including parking provision
  • whether the proposal would constitute good design

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on highway safety and the failure to provide adequate outdoor amenity space for flat occupiers, which together demonstrated overdevelopment of the site and conflicted with good design principles, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of a three-year supply.

The benefits of providing 21 additional homes and economic benefits during construction were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to highway safety and living conditions of future occupiers, resulting in the proposal failing to constitute sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST1Policy HG5Policy TR6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 77Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 226

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