®Planning appeal decision
Land at Combe Street Lane, Yeovil , Somerset, BA21 3PG
the erection of 6 No. dwellings along with associated, access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and visual quality of the area
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply and the sustainability of the site's location adjacent to Yeovil's built extent meant that the presumption in favour of sustainable development indicated permission should be granted despite the landscape and visual harm and conflict with the development plan.
The delivery of six dwellings to address the housing supply shortage (great weight) outweighed the landscape character and visual harms (which would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole), with reduced weight given to the locational conflict with the Local Plan due to the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2, Policy EQ4, Policy SS2
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.