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Dismissed6 June 20253357365

Woodlands Animal Rescue, London Road, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9TJ

Planning appeal 3357365 at Woodlands Animal Rescue, London Road, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9TJ (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.

Conversion of a stable building to one self-build dwelling

Authority
Rutland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pearce S
Postcode
LE15 9TJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The lack of space within the appeal site for vehicles to turn would result in vehicles reversing along the access track and onto the public highway, creating unacceptable harm to highway safety that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits.

The harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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