®Planning appeal decision
The Barn Elenors Grove, RYDE, PO33 4HE
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 80, 180, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP5, Policy SP7, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy DM3, Policy DM4, Policy DM5, Policy DM12, Policy DM17, Policy DM21, Policy FP1 of the Fishbourne Parish Supplementary Planning Document
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.