®Planning appeal decision
Land off Stowey Road, Yatton, North Somerset, BS49 4HS
up to 34 no. dwellings including 10 no. affordable dwellings (30%), vehicular access from Stowey Road and associated works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bale M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of flood risk on the development, and the development's effect on flood risk elsewhere
- Whether the development is in an appropriate location with regard to policies of the development plan
- The effect of the development on the integrity of the SAC
What decided it
The inadequate evidence to dispel reasonable scientific doubt that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the SAC, combined with the outstanding objection from Natural England as the Statutory Nature Conservation Body, made the potential harm to biodiversity a very significant consideration that outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The significant weight given to housing provision in an accessible location and the benefits of addressing housing land supply shortfall (2.79 years) were insufficient to outweigh the very significant consideration of potential harm to the SAC's integrity and the conflicts with the development plan, particularly given the duties under the Habitats Regulations
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy CS32, Policy CS4, Policy DM8
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.