®Planning appeal decision
Land To The West Of Corner Stones And Downs Reach, , Moor Lane, Brighstone, P030 4DL
four dwellings, two detached garages, vehicular access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Isle of Wight National Landscape
- whether the location is suitable for the development having regard to the local development strategy
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the identified local need for two and three-bedroom dwellings and the absence of harm to the National Landscape character, made the location suitable for the proposed development.
The benefits of delivering housing to meet identified local need and boost housing supply, in a location where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply, outweighed any concerns about the development's location on greenfield land adjacent to the settlement boundary, given that no harm to the National Landscape character would result.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP5, Policy DM2, Policy DM11, Policy DM12, Policy DM14, Policy DM17, Policy POE1, Policy D1
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