®Planning appeal decision
Land and Building at Elwell Lane, Winford, Somerset, BS40 8AH
Planning appeal 3318636 at Land and Building at Elwell Lane, Winford, Somerset, BS40 8AH (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal accords with the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the extent of the building works, and if so, whether it would be acceptable in relation to transport and highways impacts, contamination risks on the site and whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to dwellings.
Change of use of an agricultural building and land forming the curtilage of the building to 2 dwellinghouses (Use class C3) and associated building operations
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- BS40 8AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal accords with the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the extent of the building works, and if so, whether it would be acceptable in relation to transport and highways impacts, contamination risks on the site and whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to dwellings
What decided it
The poor visibility at the junction of Elwell Lane and Barrow Lane leading to an unacceptable risk of collision, which could not be mitigated and was not justified by past planning decisions or the appellant's arguments regarding traffic volume and nature.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hibbitt and Another v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Rushcliffe Borough Council [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)
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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