®Planning appeal decision
43 Wentworth Gardens, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8EP
Planning appeal 3346284 at 43 Wentworth Gardens, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8EP (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the garage and extended garden prevents the development of allocated site H52 from the Rotherham Local Plan Core Strategy.
Construction of a detached double garage and extension of domestic garden
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- S64 8EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the garage and extended garden prevents the development of allocated site H52 from the Rotherham Local Plan Core Strategy
What decided it
The garage and extended garden do not prevent the development of allocated site H52 because alternative access routes may be available and any future developer could acquire the appeal site or reach an agreement with the appellant to secure necessary access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy SP1
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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