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Allowed27 January 20233286463

Land East of Coalpit Lane, Stoke St Michael, Somerset, BA3 5JT

Planning appeal 3286463 at Land East of Coalpit Lane, Stoke St Michael, Somerset, BA3 5JT (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Rennie S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the proposed residential development is acceptable and sustainable, having regard to Development Plan policies.

for the residential development of up to 47 no. dwellings, public open space, ecological mitigation land, landscaping and associated works with access from Coalpit Lane

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Rennie S
Postcode
BA3 5JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the proposed residential development is acceptable and sustainable, having regard to Development Plan policies
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effects of the development on the significance of nearby heritage assets

What decided it

The absence of a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, and the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery outweighed the limited harms identified.

The significant benefits of boosting housing supply and delivering affordable housing, together with economic benefits, outweighed the limited visual harm to the countryside setting, the very limited 'less than substantial' heritage harm, and the conflict with development plan policies restricting development outside the settlement boundary, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1 (CP1)CP2CP4DP1DP4DP7DP3DP9DP11DP16DP19DP23DP18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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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