®Planning appeal decision
Land SW Sibson Road, Sheepy Parva, Atherstone, Leicestershire, CV9 3RE
‘outline planning permission (access only) for the erection of a C3 self-build dwelling and associated amenity space and parking”
- Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spataru A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to the Development Plan's strategy for housing including access to services and facilities
What decided it
The conflict with the Sheepy Neighbourhood Plan's housing distribution strategy, combined with the harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single self-build dwelling, particularly given the application of NPPF paragraph 14.
The benefits of providing one self-build dwelling with reasonable access to services and facilities and minor social and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the neighbourhood plan's housing strategy, with the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 14, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy S1 of the Sheepy Neighbourhood Plan, Policy S8 of the Sheepy Neighbourhood Plan, Policy S10 of the Sheepy Neighbourhood Plan, Policy DM4 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD, Policy DM10 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD, Policy DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD
Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG & Gravesham Borough Council 2015
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