Land south of Litcham Road, Mileham, PE32 2PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site is an appropriate location for a residential development, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and accessibility of services and facilities
• the effect of the proposal on character and appearance
• the effect of the proposal on the integrity of habitats sites
• if there is any harm, whether this is outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites (2.82 years) triggered the tilted balance under NDMP S5, and the substantial benefits of delivering six dwellings including affordable housing outweighed the moderate locational and landscape harms.

The moderate locational and landscape harms were outweighed by the substantial benefits of delivering market and affordable housing in circumstances where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, together with short and long-term economic and social benefits, such that the benefits of granting permission would not be substantially outweighed by any adverse effects when assessed against the national decision-making policies of the Framework.