®Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Whitehouse Road, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 4LJ
demolish existing stables and erect detached dwelling
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal with reference to the development plan spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- its effect on the European sites, having regard to recreational use and nitrates
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate adequate nitrate mitigation for the European sites, combined with the unsustainable location in the wider rural area and unacceptable harm to character and appearance, meant the benefits of housing delivery did not outweigh the substantial adverse impacts.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of a single dwelling (moderate weight each) were outweighed by the substantial cumulative weight of harm from unsustainable location, conflict with spatial strategy, unacceptable harm to character and appearance, and inadequate European site mitigation.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: IP Policy SP1, IP Policy DM2, IP Policy DM12, IP Policy SP5, IP Policy DM4
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.