®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 403 Newport Road, Cowes, PO31 8PP
Planning appeal 3285500 at Land Adjacent to 403 Newport Road, Cowes, PO31 8PP (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 27 June 2022 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would represent an underdevelopment of the appeal site contrary to the relevant policies of the development plan and National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021) which require development proposals to optimise and make effective use of land.
outline permission for a residential development of 4no. two storey detached dwellings with shared highway access on land to the west of Newport Road
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PO31 8PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would represent an underdevelopment of the appeal site contrary to the relevant policies of the development plan and National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021) which require development proposals to optimise and make effective use of land
What decided it
The proposed development would make optimum and effective use of the appeal site at an appropriate scale and density given its existing built context, constraints and location on the outskirts of Cowes, thereby complying with policy DM2 and the Framework's requirements to optimise land use while maintaining character and setting.
In the context of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, the appeal proposal would not result in any adverse impacts and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies; the modest benefits of four dwellings contributing to housing provision, economic investment and support for local services, combined with the absence of harm, pointed towards the grant of planning permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM4Policy SP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 119Paragraph 124Paragraph 125
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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