Erection of a detached bungalow

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The application site is located in the open countryside on land that is not zoned for any particular purpose. Residential development of the site would not accord with the adopted settlement hierarchy and would encourage unsustainable development. Accordingly it is contrary to Strategic Policy 1, 2, 3 and 10 together with Spatial Policy 5 of the Strategic Plan.
• ✗The principle of development for the erection of a dwelling is not acceptable due to the application site being located in a rural and protected part of the countryside where any development is strictly controlled with the land not being zoned for any particular purpose. The proposal would be contrary to the provisions of General Policy 3, Housing Policy 4 and Environment Policy 1, which seek to protect the countryside for its own sake and the development will adversely affect the countryside which will not be permitted unless there is an over-riding national need in land use planning terms. The application fails to demonstrate an overriding national need which outweighs the requirement to protect these areas and there are reasonable and acceptable alternative site available on which new housing can be delivered.
• ✗The design and scale of the proposed dwelling, together with its finished appearance would not be sympathetic to the rural character of the area and. The resulting prominence of new residential development within the landscape will cause demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the rural street scene and landscape setting, on land that is not zoned for any purpose. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Strategic Policy 5 and General Policy 2 (b & c) of the Strategic Plan.