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Allowed11 May 20233311900

Land At Common Moor Drove, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9BH

Planning appeal 3311900 at Land At Common Moor Drove, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9BH (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Bristow T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposed, with particular reference to accessibility.

described on the application form as ‘outline planning application for the erection of up to 90 dwellings along with associated open space and infrastructure (means of access to be determined only)

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bristow T
Postcode
BA6 9GY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposed, with particular reference to accessibility
  • the effect of the proposal on landscape character

What decided it

Application of the NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) tilted balance, whereby the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain were found to far outweigh the limited and moderate harms identified.

the limited harm from the site's location outside the development limit, the moderate-declining-to-limited landscape harm, and the limited harm from loss of agricultural land did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain, so permission was granted

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP7Policy DP1Policy DP4Policy DP5Policy DP6Policy DP7Policy DP8Policy DP9Policy DP10Policy DP11Policy DP16Policy DP19GL2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 57Paragraph 68Paragraph 74Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 130Paragraph 157Paragraph 167Paragraph 169Paragraph 174Paragraph 181Paragraph 184Paragraph 187Paragraph 188
Judgments
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, R (On the Application Of) v Harborough District Council [2023] EWHC 263 (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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