®Planning appeal decision
23 Dark Lane, Backwell, BS48 3NT
up to 125 dwellings (Class C3) with access off Dark Lane
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for development of the scale proposed having regard to the function and role of the settlement, and the likely effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including designated heritage assets
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on ecology, including its effect on the integrity of the North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation (the SAC)
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that, despite conflict with out-of-date spatial policies, the scheme's compliance with heritage, design, highway safety and ecological policies meant it accorded with the development plan taken as a whole.
the benefits of housing delivery, including affordable and self-build housing, ecological enhancement and highway safety improvements, together with compliance with heritage, design and ecological policies, outweighed the limited and reduced-weight conflict with out-of-date spatial policies, resulting in overall accordance with the development plan
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy CS13, Policy CS14, Policy CS32, Policy Development 1, Policy CS5, Policy DM10, Policy CS12, Policy DM24, Policy DM8, Policy Development 4, Policy CS2, Policy DM42
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.