Planning appeal decision
Auld Reekie Hamstead Road, Cranmore, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0YB
Planning appeal 3348102 at Auld Reekie Hamstead Road, Cranmore, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0YB (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area.
A lychgate (retrospective application)
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Leonard S
- Postcode
- PO41 0YB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed structure would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing an unduly bulky, visually prominent and incongruous feature that materially harms the open verdant and spacious character of this part of the road, contrary to development plan policies and the Framework's requirement to attach great weight to conservation and enhancement of landscape in National Landscapes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP5DM2DM12P39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 15
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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