Blossom Hill Stables, Mill Lane, Kingsley, WA6 8JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
• Whether the site is appropriate for the development having regard to the countryside location and its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The site's poor accessibility to services and facilities and location outside the settlement hierarchy, combined with high car dependency, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits of a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of poor accessibility, countryside location contrary to spatial strategy, and high car dependency significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply contribution, economic benefits from construction, and support for rural services, despite the tilted balance applying due to lack of five-year housing land supply.