Sloughpitt Farm , Sandford Road, Winscombe, BS25 1JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
• whether the proposals provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, in regard to privacy, external amenity space, outlook, daylight and noise from the adjoining site
• the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of existing occupants at 'New Bungalow', 68 Sandford Road and Combe Barn, in regard to privacy
• the effect of the proposal on highway safety, in regard to parking for the existing and proposed dwellings (Appeal A only)

What decided it

The significant and demonstrably adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of both future and existing occupants, and highway safety (in Appeal A) outweighed the moderate benefits of housing provision and economic growth when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, being significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance, living conditions of existing and future occupants, and highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing provision, economic growth, and improvement to existing buildings, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.