®Planning appeal decision
31 Ventnor Road, Apse Heath, SANDOWN, PO36 0JT
demolition of attached garage, creation of garage (no.31), formation of new vehicular access, construction of 7 dwellings with garaging, parking and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would provide a suitable site for housing development, having particular regard to its location and whether it would give a genuine choice for future occupiers to travel to facilities and services by modes other than the private car
What decided it
The location of the appeal site would not provide a suitable site for housing development and would not give a genuine choice for future occupiers to travel to facilities and services other than by the private car, contrary to the development plan and Framework objectives on sustainable development.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing contributions (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm from the unsustainable location and lack of genuine travel choice alternatives to the private car, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 33, 48, 219, 222
Plan policies cited: Island Plan Policy SP1, Island Plan Policy DM17, Island Plan Policy DM4
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.