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Dismissed5 May 20233313457

Land to the South East of Highfield View, Mill Lane, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4DW

Planning appeal 3313457 at Land to the South East of Highfield View, Mill Lane, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4DW (Sedgemoor District Council *) was dismissed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to the local development strategy.

erection of a single self-build dwelling

Authority
Sedgemoor District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Harrington S
Postcode
BS28 4DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to the local development strategy

What decided it

The appeal site's location on agricultural land separated from the main settlement by open countryside means the proposal would extend built form into the countryside rather than constitute acceptable infill development, conflicting with the local development strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S2Policy CO1Policy CO2Policy D9Paragraph 5.196 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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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