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Dismissed11 July 20243325674

Land South of Taylor Drive, Woodsetts, Rotherham, S81 8SH

Planning appeal 3325674 at Land South of Taylor Drive, Woodsetts, Rotherham, S81 8SH (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Savage K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of 10 no. semi-detached affordable dwellings

Authority
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the identified affordable housing need in Woodsetts could not be met in the nearby larger settlement of Dinnington, meaning the proposal did not meet the rural exception site test in Policy CS7(c) and constituted inappropriate development in the Green Belt without very special circumstances.

The benefits of affordable housing delivery, economic and social benefits, and biodiversity net gain did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and other identified harm, so very special circumstances did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS7Policy CS1Policy CS6Policy CS4Policy SP2Policy CS20SP33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154
Judgments
R. (on the application of Robb) v South Cambridgeshire DC [2017] EWHC 594 (Admin)

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