Land at Mill Road, Mill Road, Radstock, BA3 3PX

Planning appeal 3360462 at Land at Mill Road, Mill Road, Radstock, BA3 3PX (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 June 2025 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable in principle for 3 dwellings having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

terrace of 3 dwellings

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Edwards J
Postcode: BA3 3PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable in principle for 3 dwellings having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
The matter of flood risk
The effect on the character and appearance of the Radstock Conservation Area
The spatial strategy as set out in the development plan

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate compliance with the sequential test for flood risk, which provides a strong reason for refusal that engages the exception in paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework and displaces the presumption in favour of granting permission.

The housing benefits and potential biodiversity gains were afforded significant weight, particularly in light of the shortage of housing land supply, but did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, and the strong reasons for refusal on flood risk justified dismissal despite the housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP5DW1SV1RE4HE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 181Paragraph 212

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