®Planning appeal decision
Land at Dillons Road, Creech St Michael, TA3 5DS
residential development of up to 7 bungalows and associated works
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is subject to affordable housing and public open space contributions, and if so, whether these contributions have been secured
- the effect of the proposed development on habitats sites, with particular regard to nutrient neutrality for the Ramsar site
What decided it
The proposed development complies with the up-to-date development plan and the planning obligation secures both the affordable housing and public open space contributions required by Policy CP4 and the nutrient neutrality mitigation required to protect the Ramsar site, such that paragraph 11(c) of the Framework requires permission to be granted without delay.
The development plan is up-to-date and the proposal accords with it; no tilted balance was required. The Inspector noted that if the Council could not demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, this would provide additional support for the proposal, but this was not necessary to the decision.
Framework references: 11, 64, 111, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy CP5, Policy CP7, Policy CP8, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy C2
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.