®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Tintinhull Road, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RA
residential development for up to 73 dwellings, including access, with all other matters reserved
- Authority
- South Somerset District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pope N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The weight to be given to the benefits of the proposed development
- The likely effect upon the character and appearance of the area, including the settlement of Chilthorne Dormer
- The effect upon the settings of designated heritage assets
- The effect upon nature conservation interests, including the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area
What decided it
The unresolved uncertainty regarding adequate mitigation for the likely significant adverse effect upon the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site and SPA, combined with the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery and meeting the shortfall in housing land supply were substantially outweighed by the serious harm to character and appearance of the area and the unresolved risk of significant adverse effects on protected nature conservation sites
Framework references: 11, 55, 57, 124, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy SS5, Policy EQ1, Policy EQ2, Policy EQ3, Policy EQ4, Policy EQ5, Policy HG3, Policy HG5, Policy TA5
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.