®Planning appeal decision
Car Park Site Land Adjacent to 134 & 136 Main Road, Cleeve, North Somerset, BS49 4PW
Planning appeal 3353947 at Car Park Site Land Adjacent to 134 & 136 Main Road, Cleeve, North Somerset, BS49 4PW (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
A new dwelling
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- BS49 4PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national strategy
What decided it
The engagement of the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and the site's classification as Grey Belt meeting all paragraph 155 criteria, meant the material considerations indicated permission should be granted notwithstanding the conflict with the development plan.
The conflict with development plan housing distribution policies (minor weight against) was outweighed by the presumption in favour of sustainable development, the housing land supply shortfall, the use of previously developed land, the sustainable location, and the economic and social benefits of the scheme (all minor weight in favour), such that the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6CS14CS33DM12DM44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
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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