®Planning appeal decision
Land at Ivy Cottage, Leigh On Mendip, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5QG
Planning appeal 3284378 at Land at Ivy Cottage, Leigh On Mendip, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5QG (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 2 November 2022 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and whether the development would preserve the setting of a Grade I listed building.
up to 40 dwellings with a playing field and car park for the school, and a new vehicular access
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- BA3 5QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and whether the development would preserve the setting of a Grade I listed building
What decided it
The harm to the significance and setting of the Grade I listed Church of St Giles, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the village, was not clearly and convincingly outweighed by the limited public benefits.
The limited-weight public benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, school facilities, biodiversity gains, economic benefits) did not clearly and convincingly outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed church's setting or the significant harm to character and appearance, so the balance weighed against the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 4Policy DP1Policy DP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 95
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.