®Planning appeal decision
6 North View, Harbors Lake Lane, Newchurch, PO36 0LY
demolition of workshop and construction of detached house
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal with reference to the development plan spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The individually important and cumulatively compelling adverse social, environmental and economic impacts of locating an unsuitably designed dwelling in an unsustainable rural location with unacceptable harm to character and appearance substantially outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of housing delivery, employment during construction and ecology enhancement (each moderate weight) were substantially outweighed by the moderate weight of conflict with rural housing and sustainable transport policies and the substantial weight of harm to character and appearance and countryside integrity, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: IP Policy SP1, IP Policy SP7, IP Policy DM17, IP Policy DM2, IP Policy DM4
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.