®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Tintinhull Road, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RA
Planning appeal 3313410 at Land South Of Tintinhull Road, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RA (South Somerset District Council *) was dismissed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The weight to be given to the benefits of the proposed development.
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
- Postcode
- BA22 8RA
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD1Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SS5Policy EQ1Policy EQ2Policy EQ3Policy EQ4Policy EQ5Policy HG3Policy HG5Policy TA5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 57Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
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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