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Dismissed3 March 20223279580

Sestri , Broadway, Chilcompton, Radstock, BA3 4JW

Planning appeal 3279580 at Sestri , Broadway, Chilcompton, Radstock, BA3 4JW (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 3 March 2022 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing, public open space and a travel plan, and in respect of contributions towards infrastructure.

an application for outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for the erection of a residential development of up to 6 no. dwellings

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Spencer-Peet A
Postcode
BA3 4JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing, public open space and a travel plan, and in respect of contributions towards infrastructure
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected species and protected habitats

What decided it

The appeal proposal should be considered as part of a larger 13-dwelling development with the adjacent permitted scheme, and the combined scheme failed to provide the required affordable housing, travel plan and infrastructure contributions.

The moderate benefits of housing supply and employment during construction were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the failure to provide adequate affordable housing, travel plans and infrastructure contributions required for the combined 13-dwelling development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy DP9Policy DP11Policy DP16Policy DP19Policy DP5Policy DP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 99
Judgments
New Dawn Homes Ltd v SoSCLG and Tewkesbury BC [2016] EWHC 3314 (Admin); R(Westminster City Council v First Secretary of State and Brandlord Limited [2003]JPL 1066

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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