®Planning appeal decision
The Shieling New Road, Wootton Bridge, RYDE, PO33 4JW
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the site for housing with particular regard to its accessibility to local shops, services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on trees
- The effect of the proposal on ecology and protected species
- Foul drainage
What decided it
The proposal's location in the countryside away from settlements, combined with insufficient information on protected species impacts and likely pressure to remove trees that contribute to local character, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of one additional dwelling.
The benefits of housing supply and economic contributions were outweighed by the harm from development in an unsustainable isolated location, insufficient information on protected species, and likely pressure to fell or lop trees that positively contribute to character and appearance.
Framework references: 11, 57, 65, 83, 84, 99, 109, 135, 180, 186, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP5, Policy SP7, Policy DM2, Policy DM4, Policy DM12, Policy DM17
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018]
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.