®Planning appeal decision
Homestead Park, Wells Road, Wookey Hole, Wells, BA5 1BW
Planning appeal 3304616 at Homestead Park, Wells Road, Wookey Hole, Wells, BA5 1BW (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 3 February 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- BA5 1BW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP1Policy DP7Policy DP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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