®Planning appeal decision
Hillside Farm, Bunny Lane, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5LP
Planning appeal 3333863 at Hillside Farm, Bunny Lane, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5LP (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Hitchcock R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development would deliver a high standard of living conditions for prospective occupiers with particular regard to the site's proximity to a livestock farm and the WWTW, private garden sizes, and the design response to the site topography in terms of retaining structures.
Erection of 73 dwellings including landscaping, public open space, and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- NG12 5LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development would deliver a high standard of living conditions for prospective occupiers with particular regard to the site's proximity to a livestock farm and the WWTW, private garden sizes, and the design response to the site topography in terms of retaining structures
- the effect of the proposed boundary fencing on the character and appearance of the locality
What decided it
Inadequate and unreliable assessment of the cumulative noise, odour and fly effects from the adjacent farm and WWTW left unacceptable uncertainty as to whether a high standard of living conditions could be achieved for future residents.
the significant weight given to housing delivery, affordable housing and economic benefits did not outweigh the substantial weight attached to the potential harm and uncertainty over future residents' living conditions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the LP1Policy 1 of the LP2Policy 4.4 of the LP2Policy 19 of the LP2Policy H2 of the Keyworth Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicy H3 of the Keyworth Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 135Paragraph 61Paragraph 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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