®Planning appeal decision
Land at Main Street, Flintham, Nottinghamshire, NG23 5LA
a described as “A rural exception development of No. 14 affordable dwellings including No. 6 discount market sales dwellings with associated provision of car parking, open space, landscape and infrastructure works and No. 3 enabling self-build dwelling plots
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the site is a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to its location and the need for it
- the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the historic environment
- the effect of the proposal on protected trees
- whether or not the site is of an appropriate scale for a rural exception site
What decided it
The site's location outside and not adjacent to the village settlement, combined with the substantial harm to character, appearance and the Conservation Area, could not be outweighed by the benefits of affordable housing given the lack of robust evidence of local need.
Plan policies cited: Policy 3, Policy 8, Policy 10, Policy 11, Policy 13, Policy 22, Policy 28, Policy 34, Policy 37
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