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Dismissed31 August 20233305399

The Willows, Lattiford, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8AF

Planning appeal 3305399 at The Willows, Lattiford, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8AF (South Somerset District Council *) was dismissed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of land to provide a commercial vehicle storage facility (Retrospective)

Authority
South Somerset District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Evans J
Postcode
BA9 8AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would make adequate provision for effluent and waste disposal
  • the effect of the proposal upon the safety of other highway users having particular regard to access

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the setting of the listed building Lattiford House, combined with inadequate provision for effluent and waste disposal, outweighed any public benefits and conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to overcome this conflict.

The limited public benefits of the storage service and environmental benefits from landscaping did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting and the unacceptable harm to character and appearance of the rural area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EQ2Policy EQ7Policy TA5

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