®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 February 20253344073
Land to rear of 45 - 53 Halesleigh Road & to the North of Wembdon Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7DW
demolition of existing garaging and stores, erection of 7no. dwellings with the formation of access, turning and parking
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for external space for future residents
- Whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for the collection of waste
- Whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for pedestrian access
- The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety, in particular whether the proposed development makes adequate provision of visibility splays, and whether it would result in the intensification of the access with Wembdon Road
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, highway safety, pedestrian access, and waste collection arrangements, which substantially outweighed the moderate benefits of residential development on a brownfield site.
Plan policies cited: Policy D2, Policy D25, Policy D14
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