®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm, Combe Hill, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0LJ
Planning appeal 3265558 at Manor Farm, Combe Hill, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0LJ (South Somerset District Council *) was dismissed on 6 July 2021 by Inspector Butcher H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the setting of Manor House a Grade II* listed building.
Demolition of existing buildings and residential development of up to 60 dwellings (reduced from 80 during determination), including a new vehicular access and pedestrian accesses, open space, landscape planting and surface water attenuation (outline, all matters reserved except access)
- Authority
- South Somerset District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
- Postcode
- BA8 0LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the setting of Manor House a Grade II* listed building
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to local planning policy
- Whether the Council can demonstrate a 5 year supply of housing land
What decided it
The high level of less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed Manor House was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, engaging the footnote 6/7 exception to the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)(i) of the Framework.
The collectively significant public benefits (housing supply including affordable housing, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain, MPOS, pedestrian route, removal of farm buildings) were found insufficient to outweigh the high level of less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed Manor House, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ3Policy SD1Policy EQ2Policy SS1Policy SS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 59Paragraph 73Paragraph 77Paragraph 196
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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