®Planning appeal decision
SHEEPWASH BARN, MIDDLETON, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9NX
change of use from holiday let to residential
- 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
- whether the loss of tourism accommodation is justified
- the effect of the proposal on the safe and convenient use of the highway
- whether the appeal property is in an appropriate location for a permanent residential dwelling having regard to the accessibility of facilities and services
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from inadequate visibility at the access and the intensification of vehicle movements from permanent occupation, which paragraph 111 of the Framework indicates should result in refusal.
The substantial harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of an additional dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 56, 79, 110, 111, 112, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy SP7, Policy DM2, Policy DM4, Policy DM17
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.