Hockerton Grange Kirklington Road, Hockerton, SOUTHWELL, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0PJ

outline planning application for a residential development of up to 5 no. dwellings, with means of access submitted for approval

Authority: Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to facilities and services
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would represent uncharacteristic backland development extending substantially into open countryside, causing very significant and permanent harm to character and appearance that outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery and community support were outweighed by the very significant and permanent harm to character and appearance and conflicts with the up-to-date development plan

Framework references: 83, 84, 195

Plan policies cited: CS Spatial Policy 1, CS Spatial Policy 2, CS Spatial Policy 3, ADM Policy DM8, ADM Policy DM5, CS Policy 13

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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