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Allowed23 February 20243327714

Land Adjacent 113 Beck Lane , Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 3AH

Planning appeal 3327714 at Land Adjacent 113 Beck Lane , Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 3AH (Ashfield District Council) was allowed on 23 February 2024 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
Postcode
NG17 3AH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST1(a)Policy ST1(b)Policy ST4Policy EV2Policy EV8Policy NP1(3)(c) of the Teversal, Stanton Hill and Skegby Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15Paragraph 135

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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