®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sherborne Avenue, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0GU
full application for residential development comprising the erection of 38 no. dwellings, with landscaping/biodiversity enhancements and associated works including access, car parking and SUDS (amended description)
- Authority
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Baxter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the surrounding area and future users with particular regard to design, parking arrangements, public open space and play space
- The effects of the proposal on highway safety with regards to parking
- Whether the proposal demonstrates a net gain in biodiversity
- Whether the proposal provides suitable affordable housing provision with regards to design, local need and integration within the scheme
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, biodiversity and future occupiers' living conditions was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme, even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic advantages and policy-compliant mitigation were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, biodiversity net gain shortfall, and living conditions of future occupiers, so the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits against the Framework as a whole.
Plan policies cited: Policy DS2, Policy DS5, Policy DS6, Policy HC5, Policy HC10, Policy N1, Policy H7, Policy H9, Policy I6, Policy N3, Policy N4, Policy H14
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