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Dismissed29 April 20253350388

Pippin Wood, Preston Road, Wing, LE15 8SB

Planning appeal 3350388 at Pippin Wood, Preston Road, Wing, LE15 8SB (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use from recreational woodland to tourism use comprising five boutique eco forest retreats, a site office, storage, associated access and works

Authority
Rutland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
LE15 8SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to access to services and facilities and its need to be in the countryside

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private car travel, outweighed the moderate economic benefits and minor renewable energy and biodiversity gains.

The significant harm to character and appearance and moderate harm from unsustainable location outweighed the moderate economic benefits and minor renewable energy and biodiversity benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SAP Policy SP23SAP Policy SP25SAP Policy SP7SAP Policy SP15CS Policy CS15CS Policy CS19CS Policy CS21WNP Policy ENV 4WNP Policy ENV 12WNP Policy E4CS Policy CS4CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 89Paragraph 88Paragraph 216

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