®Planning appeal decision
16 The Chine, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3AN
Planning appeal 3348478 at 16 The Chine, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3AN (Bolsover District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2024 by Inspector Rose D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use would be unacceptably reliant on the private motor vehicle for travel to and from the site and access to key services and facilities.
Change of Use of Existing Dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for up to 3no. Children (C2 Use). Minor facilitating works comprising widening of driveway and vehicle access
- Authority
- Bolsover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose D
- Postcode
- DE55 3AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use would be unacceptably reliant on the private motor vehicle for travel to and from the site and access to key services and facilities
- The effects of vehicle movements and parking on the residential amenity of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable reliance on private motor vehicle travel due to the site's location on the outer edge of the settlement with limited sustainable transport options, conflicting with Policy SS1 c) and outweighing the substantial weight given to providing specialist children's care accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1 c)Policy SS1 f)Policy SC1 a)Policy SC1 d)Policy LC3
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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