Site Adjacent to Llantarnum, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9PH

change of use of land from residential to storage (Class B8 use) with siting of storage containers at Llantarnam, Nursery Lane, West Buckland (retention of part works already undertaken)

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Rose C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the siting of storage containers, with particular regard to the provisions of local planning policy
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The economic benefits to the business and wider economy from the location of the development, combined with the lack of harm to character and appearance, were found to clearly outweigh the conflict with the development plan in exceptional circumstances.

Framework references: 85, 88

Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM2.2.a, Policy DM2.2.b, Policy DM1, Policy CP8

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