®Planning appeal decision
The Red Lion Inn, Babcary, SOMERTON, TA11 7ED
for2: Changes of use of the existing outbuildings from 6 short term letting units and garden/function room/store currently used in connection with the adjoining public house into a single independent, self-contained dwelling unit and ancillary annex accommodation to that dwelling unit, and provision of new vehicular access and relocation of public house car park to the rear of the public house. Appeal B: APP/R3325/Y/22/3309132
- Authority
- South Somerset District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Nicholson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effects of the proposed development on the long-term viability and future of The Red Lion Inn
- effects of the proposed development on the Grade II listed building and its setting
- highway safety as a result of a potential increase in on-street parking
- living conditions of neighbouring residents
What decided it
The loss of the letting rooms and function spaces would significantly undermine the long-term viability of the Red Lion Inn, a valued community facility, contrary to Policy EP15 and NPPF paragraph 93, and this harm was not outweighed by the limited benefits of new dwellings.
the less than substantial harm to the listed building wall and the risk the scheme would pose to the pub's viability as a community facility were not outweighed by the limited public benefits of new dwellings in this location
Framework references: 93, 111, 180, 194, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EP15, Policy EQ3, Policy EQ2, Policy EQ7, Policy EQ4, Policy SS2, Policy TA5, Policy TA6
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.