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Dismissed13 May 20243333288

Three Acres, Lamb Lane, Firbeck, Worksop, S81 8DQ

Planning appeal 3333288 at Three Acres, Lamb Lane, Firbeck, Worksop, S81 8DQ (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2024 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the erection of 5 detached dwellings and associated garages

Authority
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dean S
Postcode
S81 8DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether or not the proposal could be safely and suitably accessed
  • Whether or not the site is a suitable location for the development proposed, having regard to access to facilities
  • The effect of the proposal on the historic environment
  • The effect of the proposal on the natural environment
  • Whether or not the proposal would result in suitable living conditions for future occupiers
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, lacks safe and suitable access, and fails to provide suitable living conditions, with no very special circumstances to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS4Policy SP2Policy CS14Policy CS3Policy CS23Policy SP40Policy SP33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 154

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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