®Planning appeal decision
York Lane, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, PO39 0ER
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
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.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy DM5, Policy DM7, Policy DM2, Policy DM17, Policy SP7, Policy DM12, Policy DM4
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.