Land South of Fossefield Road, Fosse Way, (Nr Midsomer Norton) Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, BA3 4AN

an outline application for erection of up to 180 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Baxter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on agricultural land
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
whether the proposal is suitably located

What decided it

The proposal was found not to cause harm on any of the three main issues (agricultural land, character and appearance, and location) and therefore did not conflict with the development plan as a whole.

the proposal would not conflict with the development plan as a whole and there were no other considerations, including the Framework, that would outweigh this finding

Framework references: 187, 212, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP4, Policy DP9, Policy DP11, Policy DP16, Policy DP19, Policy CP7

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