Land off Sand Lane, Sand Lane, Spalford, NG23 7HG

provision of two new live/work dwellings including a separate building containing detached work spaces and under cover parking

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is an appropriate location for new residential development, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities for future occupiers
Risk of flooding
Effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk by not demonstrating that no reasonably available sites in lower-risk flood zones exist within the district, and the site is not an appropriate location for new residential development due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and harm to rural character.

Framework references: 83, 168

Plan policies cited: Spatial Policy 3, Core Policy 10, Core Policy 9, Policy DM5

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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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