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Parcel 9176 , Langley's Lane , Paulton, Somerset , BS39 7SU
Planning appeal 3250068 at Parcel 9176 , Langley's Lane , Paulton, Somerset , BS39 7SU (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would make satisfactory provision for travel by non-car modes.
outline planning application for small scale industrial units with associated works and access from existing Old Mills development
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- BS39 7SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would make satisfactory provision for travel by non-car modes
- its impact on the operation of the local highway network, having particular regard to the A362 Thicket Mead roundabout and the proposed quantum of development
- its effect on the countryside, including the landscape character and appearance of the area, and its visibility, having particular regard to the proposed quantum of development
What decided it
The appellant's failure to demonstrate that the proposal would avoid a severe cumulative impact on the local highway network, combined with inadequate non-car travel provision, outweighed the benefits of new employment.
Substantial weight given to harm from inadequate non-car travel provision and unproven avoidance of severe cumulative highway impact outweighed the appreciable weight given to the economic benefit of new employment, so the proposal did not accord with the development plan overall and the appeal was dismissed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PMP Policy SSV9PMP Policy SSV9(12)PMP Policy SSV9(5)PMP Policy ST7PMP Policy NE2PMP Policy NE6PMP Policy SSV9(2)PMP Policy SSV9(3)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 102Paragraph 103Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 124Paragraph 127Paragraph 170
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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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