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Allowed9 September 20213274855

Pollyanna, Windsbatch Hill, Oldford, Frome, BA11 2NN

Planning appeal 3274855 at Pollyanna, Windsbatch Hill, Oldford, Frome, BA11 2NN (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) Development plan policy relating to the location of new housing, and (b) Its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

Permission in Principle for the erection of 1-5 dwellings

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Tucker A
Postcode
BA11 2NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) Development plan policy relating to the location of new housing, and (b) Its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the tilted balance, and the site's sustainable location with viable non-car access to services in Frome meant the housing benefits outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The conflict with Core Policies 1, 2 and 4 of the Local Plan Part 1 weighed against the proposal, but given the lack of 5-year housing land supply, this conflict was given less weight; the benefits of housing delivery, sustainable access to services, and consistency with recent nearby permissions outweighed the development plan conflict when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 4Policy DP1Policy DP4Policy DP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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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