®Planning appeal decision
New House Farm, Haybridge, WELLS, BA5 1AJ
outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for access) for the demolition of existing farmhouse/agricultural buildings, erection of up to 50 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, green infrastructure, public open space, play area, landscape planting and sustainable drainage systems, package treatment works and new access arrangements from A371 Haybridge Hill
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including any effects on the identity and distinctiveness of settlements and any landscape and/or visual effects
- the extent to which the proposal would contribute to the objectives of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes
- the nature and extent of any economic, social and environmental benefits
What decided it
The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, meant the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy and to landscape/visual harm.
the significant weight attached to housing and affordable housing delivery and moderate weight to economic benefits outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy and to landscape and visual harm, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 10, Policy DP1, Policy DP4, Policy DP5, Policy DP6, Policy DP7, Policy DP8, Policy DP9, Policy 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.