®Planning appeal decision
Land To The South East Of Brooke Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HQ
Planning appeal 3375952 at Land To The South East Of Brooke Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HQ (Rutland County Council) was allowed on 10 April 2026 by Inspector Butcher H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network, following mitigation, would be severe, taking into account all reasonable future scenarios.
the erection of up to 140 dwellings, amenity space, provision of land for a school car park, areas for outdoor play, wildlife area, landscaping and all associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
- Postcode
- LE15 6HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network, following mitigation, would be severe, taking into account all reasonable future scenarios
- The effect of the development on the integrity of Rutland Water
What decided it
The lack of substantive evidence of unacceptable highway safety or severe residual traffic impacts, combined with the housing land supply shortfall engaging the tilted balance, meant the substantial benefits of the scheme outweighed its limited adverse impacts.
The substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits outweighed the limited harm from traffic impacts associated with level crossing closures and the limited adverse impact of BMV land loss.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP15Policy CS18Policy 1 (NP)Policy CS21Policy SP19Policy 10 (NP)Policy 3 (NP)Policy CS23Policy SP22Policy 9 (NP)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 115Paragraph 175
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.