®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 52 Westhill Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6PY
Planning appeal 3277214 at Land Adjacent 52 Westhill Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6PY (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).
6 new dwellings with parking, garages, access, landscaping; including permissive footpath to be adopted as a public footpath and extensive new native tree planting scheme
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- PO37 6PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
- The effect of the proposed development on trees
What decided it
The adverse impacts to the landscape character of the AONB, which holds great weight and provides a clear reason for refusing the proposed development, along with the negative impact upon trees, outweigh the modest housing and social benefits.
The great weight given to harm to the AONB landscape character and the substantial weight of tree loss outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply, affordable housing contribution, public right of way, biodiversity benefits, and economic benefits; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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