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Dismissed9 July 20266005752

Land Opposite 78 Whiteways Grove, Sheffield, S4 8FL

Planning appeal 6005752 at Land Opposite 78 Whiteways Grove, Sheffield, S4 8FL (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2026 by Inspector MG Garrard, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to external space and existing occupiers with particular regard to privacy and the availability of natural light.

1 No. 3 bedroom, detached single dwelling house

Authority
Sheffield City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
MG Garrard
Postcode
S4 8FL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to external space and existing occupiers with particular regard to privacy and the availability of natural light
  • highway safety with particular regard to access and parking
  • biodiversity net gain and protected species
  • the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The combined harm to living conditions, highway safety, and failure to satisfy statutory biodiversity net gain and protected species requirements significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.

The benefits of housing supply and modest economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on living conditions, highway safety, and breach of statutory biodiversity and protected species requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H14Policy H15Policy BE9Policy BE5Policy GE11Policy CS74
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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