Planning appeal decision
The Barn Elenors Grove, Ryde, PO33 4HE
Planning appeal 3266727 at The Barn Elenors Grove, Ryde, PO33 4HE (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2021 by Inspector Small M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing barn on site, and the construction of a new "barn style" three-bedroom detached dwelling with access and car parking, and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Small M
- Postcode
- PO33 4HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the integrity of the Solent and Southampton Water SPA
What decided it
The inability to be certain beyond all reasonable scientific doubt that the proposal would not have an adverse impact on the integrity of the Solent and Southampton Water SPA through the discharge of additional nutrients from wastewater, as no adequate mechanism or mitigation was secured.
The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework was engaged due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, but the clear reason for refusal provided by the likely adverse effect on the SPA's integrity, a policy protecting an asset of particular importance, outweighed the housing supply benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP5Policy SP7Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy DM3Policy DM4Policy DM5Policy DM12Policy DM17Policy DM21Policy FP1 of the Fishbourne Parish Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 80Paragraph 180Paragraph 219
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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