®Planning appeal decision
Land to The West Of Main Road,, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7UW
outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for up to 110 dwellings and associated infrastructure on land to the west of Main Road, Oakham
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location, having regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, open space, highway improvement works and BNG
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the substantial weight given to the delivery of market and affordable homes outweighed the significant character and appearance harm and development plan conflict.
The significant harm to character and appearance and limited harm from spatial strategy conflict were outweighed by the substantial weight given to housing and affordable housing delivery, together with limited-to-moderate weight for economic benefits and public open space, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 187, 78, 66, 98, 58, 110, 115, 135, 139, 129
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS2, CS Policy CS3, CS Policy CS4, CS Policy CS9, CS Policy CS11, CS Policy CS18, CS Policy CS19, CS Policy CS21, CS Policy CS23, SAP Policy SP5, SAP Policy SP6, SAP Policy SP9, SAP Policy SP15, SAP Policy SP19, SAP Policy SP22, SAP Policy SP23, NP Policy 1, NP Policy 2, NP Policy 3, NP Policy 8, NP Policy NP10, Policy SS2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.