®Planning appeal decision
31 Ventnor Road, Apse Heath, Sandown, PO36 0JT
Planning appeal 3272543 at 31 Ventnor Road, Apse Heath, Sandown, PO36 0JT (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- PO36 0JT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Island Plan Policy SP1Island Plan Policy DM17Island Plan Policy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 33Paragraph 48Paragraph 219Paragraph 222
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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