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Dismissed30 September 20266010934

Land off Pickworh Road, Great Casterton, PE9 4AU

Planning appeal 6010934 at Land off Pickworh Road, Great Casterton, PE9 4AU (Rutland) was dismissed on 30 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the design is of exceptional quality so as to accord with national policy approach to the presumption against new homes in this location.

a Paragraph 84 dwelling, including a solar array and hard/soft landscaping

Authority
Rutland
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
PE9 4AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the design is of exceptional quality so as to accord with national policy approach to the presumption against new homes in this location
  • The effect of the proposed access on highway safety
  • The effect of the proposal on ecology
  • The effect of the proposal on archaeology, a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The proposal's failure to meet the 'truly outstanding' and 'significantly enhance its immediate setting' design-quality tests of Framework Policy HO11(e), compounded by unresolved highway safety, ecology and archaeology harms, meant the exceptional circumstances required by Policy S5 could not be demonstrated.

the adverse effects, including to the character of the countryside, substantially outweighed the benefits of the proposal when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework, including Policy S5, so exceptional circumstances were not demonstrated

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS4Policy SP6Policy CS19DPD Policy SP15Policy CS21DPD Policy SP19Policy CS22DPD Policy SP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy HO11Policy DP3Policy TR6Policy N2Policy HE5Policy HO7

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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