®Planning appeal decision
Land off Moor Road, Yatton, BS49 4AX
residential development of 60 dwellings (Use Class C3) with supporting infrastructure and enabling works, including new vehicular access with Moor Road, public open space, landscaping and infrastructure
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wildsmith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed access road on the character and appearance of the former orchard and the surrounding area
- Whether alternative access arrangements could reasonably be made, avoiding the former orchard
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, ecology and the natural environment
- The extent to which the proposed development would be consistent with the development plan for the area, and the weight to be given to relevant development plan policies
- Whether the submitted planning obligations would satisfactorily address the impact of the proposed development
What decided it
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) was engaged and the benefits of delivering an allocated housing site with affordable housing and ecological betterment were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the less-than-substantial heritage harm and limited landscape/ecological harms.
The significant benefits of plan-led housing delivery, affordable housing, economic benefits and ecological improvements outweighed the great weight given to less-than-substantial heritage harm to the setting of The Grange and the moderate/limited landscape and ecological harms.
Framework references: 11, 15, 57, 60, 174, 180, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy CS5, Policy CS13, Policy CS14, Policy CS32, Policy CS34, Policy DM4, Policy DM8, Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM32, Policy DM71, Policy SA1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.