®Planning appeal decision
Land off buildings adj to Unit 1, Station Works, Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 9UU
within the last ten years and without planning permission the change of use of land at Unit 1 Station Works, Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset from industrial (manufacturing recycling equipment) to a mixed use consisting of industrial and residential being the stationing of three caravans and their weekday residential occupation by employees of the company
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bale M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the local economy, with regard to the provision of employment land
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of the caravans, with particular regard to the provision of external garden space, privacy and the potential for noise disturbance
- The effect on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site with particular regard to the potential for increases in phosphate levels
- Whether the development is appropriately located with regard to flood risk
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the development would not contribute to increased phosphate levels in the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site, combined with the failure to pass the sequential test for flood risk, outweighed any economic benefits.
The economic benefits of supporting local employment were outweighed by the unacceptable environmental risks to the Ramsar site and unacceptable flood risk, which are protected interests under the Framework that provide a strong reason for refusal notwithstanding the shortfall in housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CP3, DP20, DP25, DP1, DP7, DP5, DP8, DP23
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.