®Planning appeal decision
Brookwell Cottage, Yarley, Wells, BA5 1NU
Planning appeal 3307642 at Brookwell Cottage, Yarley, Wells, BA5 1NU (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 16 June 2023 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the condition is necessary having regard to the location and accessibility of the appeal building and relevant local and national planning policies.
the retention of use of outbuilding and for use as a holiday let and provision of additional car parking without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2020/1130/FUL, dated 21 January 2022
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- BA5 1NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the condition is necessary having regard to the location and accessibility of the appeal building and relevant local and national planning policies
What decided it
The harm arising from increased car dependency and conflict with sustainable transport and rural housing policies significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits from a single additional dwelling in a remote location.
The benefits of housing delivery (limited positive weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to sustainable transport objectives and rural housing policy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not support removing the condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 3Core Policy 4Development Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 55Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Wiltshire Council v SSHCLG & Mr W. Howse [2020] EWHC 954 (Admin)
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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