®Planning appeal decision
Puzzle Tree Cottage, 1 Blackey Lane, Benter, Oakhill, RADSTOCK, BA3 5BH
Conversion & Extension of a Redundant Building to a Dwelling (to include localised diversion of Public Footpath SM19/3)
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to local planning policies and accessibility
- whether it would be a sustainable form of development having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The proposal would result in an isolated home in the countryside contrary to the spatial strategy for residential development, and the limited housing benefit of one additional unit would not outweigh the conflict with the development plan when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
the limited social and economic benefits of providing one additional housing unit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating an isolated dwelling in the countryside contrary to the development plan's spatial strategy
Framework references: 11, 60, 74, 80
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 4, Policy DP22
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.