Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Greenacres, 211 Baring Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8ER
Planning appeal 3278577 at Land Adjacent Greenacres, 211 Baring Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8ER (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
6 detached dwellings, formation of vehicular access es, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- PO31 8ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the integrity of the Solent SPA
What decided it
The lack of identified harm to character and appearance combined with the significant benefit of housing delivery in a sustainable location, assessed against the tilted balance in paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, outweighed any concerns.
the significant benefit of 6 new dwellings to housing supply in a sustainable location outweighed the absence of identified adverse impacts when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy H1Policy DM2Policy DM12Policy DM4Policy E1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 130
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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