®Planning appeal decision
Land to rear of 53 Horsebridge Hill, Horsebridge Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TJ
change of use of a garage/workshop and storage to residential use
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Han U
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for its occupiers with regard to internal living space and outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The material harm to the character of the area arising from the incongruous backland location and intensification of domestic activity, which conflicts with the development plan and outweighs the modest housing supply benefits.
the modest benefits of housing delivery and accessible location were outweighed by the significant harm to the character of the area caused by the backland intensification and incongruous siting
Framework references: 78, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy DM2
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.