®Planning appeal decision
Land off St Michael's Close, Halam, Southwell, Notts, NG22 8AR
application for permission in principle for residential development of four to nine dwellings
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, in consideration of the matters raised by the Council
What decided it
The housing land supply shortfall of 3.43 years triggered the tilted balance, and the modest scale of the incursion into open countryside was outweighed by the need for housing and the small contribution four to nine dwellings would make to supply in an area with clear housing need.
The harm of locating development in open countryside, though a small incursion, was outweighed by the benefits of providing four to nine dwellings to an area with a notably low housing supply of 3.43 years, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy DM8, Policy DM5
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.