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Dismissed7 June 20243338385

Holywell Farm, Holywell Road, Clipsham, LE15 7SQ

Planning appeal 3338385 at Holywell Farm, Holywell Road, Clipsham, LE15 7SQ (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of using the existing agricultural access track to serve a residential property on the character and appearance of the rural area.

use of existing lane as additional access to Quarry Farm

Authority
Rutland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
LE15 7SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of using the existing agricultural access track to serve a residential property on the character and appearance of the rural area
  • The effect on users of the public bridleway which runs alongside much of its length

What decided it

The intensification of use from agricultural to residential traffic would fundamentally change the rural character and appearance of the countryside and conflict with development plan policies requiring development to be sympathetic to landscape setting and character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19 of the Rutland Core Strategy (2011)Policy SP15 of the Rutland Local Plan Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan Document (2014)Policy SP23 of the Rutland Local Plan Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan Document (2014)

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