Planning appeal decision
Spreyton Guest House, 72 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 3EN
Planning appeal 3340727 at Spreyton Guest House, 72 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 3EN (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 September 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of energy efficiency.
Conversion of existing guest house with managers accommodation at the rear to provide a self-contained dwelling with associated annexe including change of rear ground floor window to French doors
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- BS23 3EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of energy efficiency
What decided it
The appellant failed to adequately demonstrate that the 10% renewable energy requirement was technically infeasible or unviable, and the condition is necessary and reasonable in the context of clear policy support for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 157Paragraph 164
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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