®Planning appeal decision
Forge Cottage Dark Lane, North Wootton, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 4AQ
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 9, Policy DP7, Policy DP9, Policy DP10, Policy CP1, Policy CP3
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