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Allowed12 February 20243323389

Forge Cottage Dark Lane, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4AQ

Planning appeal 3323389 at Forge Cottage Dark Lane, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4AQ (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 12 February 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether consideration of the removal of conditions is confined to the original reasons for imposing the conditions, and if it is not, whether the removal of the conditions would result in a dwelling in an appropriate location, with particular regard to the local development strategy.

Redevelopment of Existing Workshop with a 3 Bedroom Dwellinghouse, along with Conversion & Extension of Existing Dwellinghouse to Studio/Workspace & Ancillary Accommodation for Tourism or Annexe Use without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2019/1813/FUL, dated 14 February 2020

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
BA4 4AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether consideration of the removal of conditions is confined to the original reasons for imposing the conditions, and if it is not, whether the removal of the conditions would result in a dwelling in an appropriate location, with particular regard to the local development strategy

What decided it

The removal of condition 3 would result in an unrestricted dwelling in an unsustainable countryside location contrary to the local development strategy, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The limited benefits of housing delivery were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the local development strategy caused by permitting an unrestricted dwelling in an unsustainable location dependent on car use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 4Core Policy 9Policy DP7Policy DP9Policy DP10Policy CP1Policy CP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56

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