®Planning appeal decision
LAND AT MILL ROAD, MILL ROAD, RADSTOCK, BA3 3PX
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 174, 181, 212
Plan policies cited: CP5, DW1, SV1, RE4, HE1
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.