Planning appeal decision
The Magpies, Mill Road, Radstock, BA3 3PX
Planning appeal 3313796 at The Magpies, Mill Road, Radstock, BA3 3PX (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 13 July 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development.
Erection of three dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- BA3 3PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development
What decided it
The site's sustainable location relative to Radstock town centre, good accessibility to facilities and services, and close relationship to existing built form mean the policy conflict with the housing development boundary causes very limited harm that is outweighed by the modest housing benefits.
The modest social and economic benefits associated with the delivery of three new dwellings outweigh the very limited harm arising from the conflict with Policies DW1, SV1 and RE4
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DW1Policy SV1Policy RE4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15
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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