®Planning appeal decision
Land to south of St Brelades and The Laurel, Oldford Hill, Oldford, BA11 2NP
described on the application form as, “ Permission in Principle – erection of a three dwellings”
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's adequate accessibility by sustainable transport and the modest scale of development, engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, which outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy.
The adverse impacts of granting permission in principle, arising from conflict with the spatial strategy, were limited and did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of contributing to housing supply in a location with adequate sustainable transport accessibility, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole; the presumption in favour of sustainable development weighed heavily in support.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 4, Policy DP9, Policy DP1, Policy DP4
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.