®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Hollin Busk Road and Broomfield Grove, Broomfield Lane, Stocksbridge Sheffield, S36 2AQ
Planning appeal 3325851 at Land Between Hollin Busk Road and Broomfield Grove, Broomfield Lane, Stocksbridge Sheffield, S36 2AQ (Sheffield City Council) was allowed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
outline planning application for up to 92 dwellings (including 10% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) with vehicular access points from Broomfield Lane and Hollin Busk Road. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- S36 2AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the fallback position of an approved scheme and the limited incremental harm of the additional 17 dwellings, meant the benefits of the proposal outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance.
The adverse impacts of limited and localised harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery (17 additional dwellings beyond the fallback), the fallback position itself, and economic, social and environmental benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LR5 (UDP)Policy CS74 (Sheffield Development Framework: Core Strategy 2009)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 170Paragraph 180Paragraph 190Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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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