®Planning appeal decision
Land north of North Hays, Wigborough, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5LP
the erection of a self build dwelling
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cramond D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent development which would be acceptable in terms of principle and sustainability
What decided it
The proposal would not represent sustainable development because the adverse environmental impacts of locating a substantial new dwelling in a small rural hamlet with no services and requiring almost total reliance on private car travel significantly and demonstrably outweigh the economic, social and housing supply benefits.
The adverse impacts on the environmental front significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and other benefits including the contribution to housing land supply, resulting in dismissal
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SS1, Policy SS5, Policy SS2, Policy TA1, Policy TA5
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.