®Planning appeal decision
Stewley Cross Caravan Park, Wood Road, Ashill, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9NP
Planning appeal 3321160 at Stewley Cross Caravan Park, Wood Road, Ashill, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9NP (South Somerset District Council *) was dismissed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
described on the application form as, “The Erection of Ten Detached Residential Dwellings with Garages and ancillary Car Parking”
- Authority
- South Somerset District Council *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- TA19 9NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the character of the rural landscape
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of habitats sites
- whether the proposed development would adequately manage surface water drainage discharges
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposed development would not cause adverse effects on the integrity of the Ramsar site, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance and the rural landscape, and unresolved drainage concerns, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
The modest contribution to housing supply and economic and social benefits of construction and occupation were outweighed by unacceptable and harmful effects on character and appearance, rural landscape character, and significant unresolved issues on habitats sites and drainage, with the habitats issue triggering paragraph 11 d) i. of the Framework and disapplying the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ2Policy EQ4Policy EQ5Policy EQ7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 128Paragraph 135Paragraph 175Paragraph 186Paragraph 187
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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