Pillwood Farm, Dunswell Road, Cottingham, HU16 4JS

Planning appeal 3360480 at Pillwood Farm, Dunswell Road, Cottingham, HU16 4JS (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for development.

demolition of existing buildings and construction of three dwellings and associated landscaping, access and infrastructure works

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: HU16 4JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for development
whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to flood risk

What decided it

The existence of a real and implementable fallback position allowing conversion of the existing agricultural buildings to three dwellings, which would result in an almost identical development with similar sustainability and flood risk characteristics, provided material considerations sufficient to outweigh the development plan conflicts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3Policy S4Policy ENV4Policy ENV6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58

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