®Planning appeal decision
Homestead Park, Wells Road, Wookey Hole, WELLS, BA5 1BW
Demolition of a 4/5 bedroom house with attached garage, demolition of three number park homes, relocation of one number park home and removal of one number park home plot. Construction of 9 number 3 bed dwellings, provision of car parking associated with the new dwellings. Upgrade to the existing access road and extension of the road to form a new cul-de-sac
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings at Coombe Brook, with regard to outlook and privacy
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to amenity space
What decided it
The substantial, multiple and long-lasting adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbouring amenity and future occupant living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The substantial adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbouring outlook and privacy, and future occupant amenity space were ascribed substantial weight and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery (no net increase in units), modest short-term construction benefits, and brownfield reuse, such that the paragraph 11d presumption did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DP1, Policy DP7, Policy DP8
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.