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Allowed17 February 20253343482

York Lane, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, PO39 0ER

Planning appeal 3343482 at York Lane, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, PO39 0ER (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 17 February 2025 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the loss of the care provision has been justified.

Proposed alterations and change of use form care home to create 9 flats with parking, cycle storage, refuse provision and landscaping (revised plans)

Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
PO39 0ER

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the loss of the care provision has been justified
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether the proposal makes suitable provision for car parking
  • the effect of the proposal on protected habitats sites of the Solent Region

What decided it

The significant contribution to housing land supply in the context of a shortfall, combined with the justified loss of unsuitable care provision and the absence of harm to highway safety, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance.

The moderate harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the significant benefit of housing delivery in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply, the justified loss of unsuitable care provision, and the neutral factors of highway safety and parking provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM5Policy DM7Policy DM2Policy DM17Policy SP7Policy DM12Policy DM4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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