Planning appeal decision
Shamrock Stables, Lynch Lane, Westbury Sub Mendip, Wells, BA5 1HW
Planning appeal 3261953 at Shamrock Stables, Lynch Lane, Westbury Sub Mendip, Wells, BA5 1HW (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 1 June 2021 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of safeguarding the amenities of neighbours to the site and highway safety.
Installation of a septic tank; retention of reception and office building; erection of disabled toilet, kitchen and grooming room; erection of kennels; and use of fields for exercising dogs
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rennie S
- Postcode
- BA5 1HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of safeguarding the amenities of neighbours to the site and highway safety
What decided it
The disputed conditions were not reasonably necessary for the development to be acceptable or to comply with the relevant development plan policies, as the site's remote location, the nature of the use, and the scope of the approved development did not justify the restrictions imposed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP7Policy DP8Policy DP9
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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