D · Tier counted against the site
Tier 2 Smaller Rural Settlement
“Weeton, which is defined as a Tier 2 Smaller Rural Settlement in Strategic Policy S1”
“There is no continuous lit footpath to Weeton or the nearest bus stop.”
Permission in principle for up to two dwellings replacing kennel buildings in the countryside near Weeton was allowed. The scheme conflicted with the local plan's countryside policy and future occupiers would rely heavily on cars. But the site is previously developed land, so S5(1)(d) applied, and the inspector held that (d) does not require a site to be well-related to a settlement. The local countryside policy, which has no equivalent provision, was given very limited weight. Housing had substantial weight, undiminished by the small scale, and the moderate transport harm did not substantially outweigh it.
Low tier with few services, and the site outside any settlement: against. The route failed too: no continuous lit footpath; allowed as previously developed land under S5(1)(d). In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site (and the route was decisive too).
Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6012202.txt