®Planning appeal decision
Sestri , Broadway, Chilcompton, RADSTOCK, BA3 4JW
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
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.
Framework references: 99
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy DP9, Policy DP11, Policy DP16, Policy DP19, Policy DP5, Policy DP6
Judgments cited: 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
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