®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent Lanivet Cottage, The Doward, Whitchurch, Herefordshire, HR9 6DZ
a proposed new dwelling
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national strategy, including whether the site has access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Wye Valley AONB
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside settlement boundaries and substantial distance from identified settlements, combined with the high reliance on private car travel for future occupiers, conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy and sustainable development principles, and this harm is not outweighed by the minor benefits of the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy WG2, Policy WG3, Policy SS7, Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy LD1, Policy WG14, Policy LD2, Policy SD3, Policy SD4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.