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Allowed20 May 20243323476

Knights Templar Court Nursing Home, Throop Road, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0HR

Planning appeal 3323476 at Knights Templar Court Nursing Home, Throop Road, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0HR (South Somerset District Council *) was allowed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the adequacy of the submitted information with regard to local ecology and biodiversity.

the demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of 18 detached bungalows with associated parking and access

Authority
South Somerset District Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jones GP
Postcode
BA8 0HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the adequacy of the submitted information with regard to local ecology and biodiversity
  • whether the scheme should proceed without a mechanism for securing the financial contributions sought by the Council for infrastructure delivery

What decided it

The appellant's viability assessment demonstrated that the financial contributions sought by the Council would render the scheme unviable, justifying departure from Policy SS6 and allowing the development to proceed without a s.106 obligation.

The benefits of residential development and housing delivery outweighed the Council's concerns about the absence of financial contributions towards infrastructure, given the demonstrated viability constraints.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS6Policy EQ4Policy EQ5

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