Land off Northgate, Pinchbeck, PE11 3SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the local development strategy for the area
• whether the appeal site represents an accessible and sustainable location for residential development, having regard to the opportunities for travel other than by private car
• whether the Council has demonstrated it has made adequate provision for the delivery of self-build dwellings in its area
• the design quality of the scheme, including whether it attracts significant positive weight having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The significant weight attached to the proposal's contribution to unmet self-build and custom housebuilding demand, given the Council's failure to demonstrate compliance with its statutory duty.

the significant weight given to the self-build benefit, together with modest economic, community and environmental benefits, outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy and the moderated harm from limited sustainable travel opportunities