®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent 113 Beck Lane , Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 3AH
the erection of up to 9no dwellings with associated new private access (means of access submitted, all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in an acceptable location for the proposed development, including the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposed development on existing trees and hedgerows
What decided it
The material change in landscape character resulting from the adjacent housing development, combined with the Council's significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply, outweighed the countryside location policy constraint.
The benefits of housing delivery and the infilling of a gap in the built-up frontage to Beck Lane, in the context of the Council's significant underperformance in housing delivery, outweighed the countryside location policy constraint and the proposal's exceedance of the 'one or two dwellings' guidance in the local plan supporting text.
Framework references: 15, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy ST1(a), Policy ST1(b), Policy ST4, Policy EV2, Policy EV8, Policy NP1(3)(c) of the Teversal, Stanton Hill and Skegby Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.