®Planning appeal decision
Colliers Yard, Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3PT
a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to the local spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Radstock Conservation Area
- whether the proposal would provide sufficient living conditions for future occupants of the proposed development, with particular regard to outlook and natural light
- whether the proposal would comply with local and national policies that seek to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk from flooding
- the effect of the proposal on ecology and bio-diversity
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—unsuitability of location, harm to conservation area character, inadequate living conditions, failure to satisfy the sequential flood risk test, and inability to secure biodiversity net gain—with no material considerations outweighing these conflicts.
Plan policies cited: Policy DW1, Policy SV1, Policy RE4, Policy CP6, Policy SV3, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy NE2a, Policy D5, Policy NE6, Policy D6, Policy CP5, Policy CP7, Policy NE1, Policy NE3, Policy NE3a
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.