The Coach House, Old Cleeve, Minehead, TA24 6HH

Planning appeal 3319548 at The Coach House, Old Cleeve, Minehead, TA24 6HH (Somerset West and Taunton *) was dismissed on 5 January 2024 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition No 3 is reasonable and necessary in relation to planning policies which restrict residential development in the countryside.

change of use of the gatehouse from holiday accommodation to residential annexe or holiday accommodation without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 3/26/12/019, dated 14 November 2012

Authority: Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: O'Doherty A
Postcode: TA24 6HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether condition No 3 is reasonable and necessary in relation to planning policies which restrict residential development in the countryside
whether condition No 3 is reasonable and necessary in relation to the suitability of the location for permanent residential accommodation
whether condition No 3 is reasonable and necessary in relation to highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the Council's adopted spatial strategy by introducing permanent residential use in the open countryside where it is not permitted, and this conflict with fundamental planning principles cannot be outweighed by the limited benefits offered.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SC1Policy OC1Policy TR2Policy SD1Policy EC9Saved Policy H/6Saved Policy SP/5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 15Paragraph 84Paragraph 115

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