Council win planning appeal on rejected flats plan in Doncaster

A developer who wanted to convert a single home into five flats in Doncaster has had her appeal thrown out by a national planning inspector.
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Alicia Beardsall launched an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate after councillors unanimously rejected proposals to convert the property on Auckland Road, Wheatley.

Doncaster Council planning officers received 21 formal letters of objection which included concerns around reduced living standards, lack of parking, litter, anti-social behaviour and litter concerns.

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But Andrea Suddes, council planning officer, said the application ‘would not cause undue harm to neighbouring properties, heritage assets, the highway network or the wider character of the area’ and urged councillors to pass the proposals.

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However, members rejected the offcer advice and refused the plan, raising concerns over the number of parking spaces, bin storage, impact on the Thorne Road conservation area and the 'intensive nature' of the development.

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Rejecting Ms Beardsall’s appeal, Darren Hendley, government planning inspector, said the proposal ‘would not provide suitable living conditions’ for its future occupiers by way of the provision of outdoor amenity space.

He said the size of the refuge storage area proposed would ‘not be sufficient to accommodate the various bins and boxes’ available to the future occupiers and this could lead to an increase in litter and ‘wheelie bin clutter’.

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On the concerns of anti-social behaviour, security and parking, the inspector said he did not see these issues as unacceptable.

Mr Hendley said: “The effect on the living conditions of the future occupiers and on the occupiers of the neighbouring properties would be unacceptable and is decisive.

“For these reasons, I conclude that the proposal conflicts with the development plan when taken as a whole and there are no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.

“While I have not found unacceptable harm as regards housing mix and highway safety, these matters attract neutral weight, as do those that are not in dispute between the main parties.

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“Having regard to all matters that have been raised, the appeal should be dismissed.”

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