Land off Sand Lane, Spalford, Newark, NG23 7HA

application for permission in principle for a residential development of up to a maximum of two dwellings and a minimum of one

Authority: Newark and Sherwood
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: NG23 7HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would be in a suitable location
the effect of development upon the character of the area

What decided it

The site's relatively sustainable relationship with services and facilities in nearby Collingham, combined with the modest scale of development and its location within the established built form of the village as infill rather than outward expansion, satisfied the requirements of Spatial Policy 3 and Policy DM5.

The modest housing contribution and sustainable access to services in Collingham, supported by the shortfall in five-year housing land supply, outweighed concerns about the site's location in an 'other village' with limited local services.

Plan policies cited: Spatial Policy 1, Spatial Policy 3, Policy DM5

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