®Planning appeal decision
131 High Street, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1HN
Planning appeal 3363019 at 131 High Street, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1HN (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on a non-designated heritage asset and conservation area.
the change of use from a cafe (Class E) with ancillary accommodation at first floor to a large house in multiple occupation for up to 8no. people with office and communal areas at ground floor (sui generis)
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- BS23 1HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on a non-designated heritage asset and conservation area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of No 133 High Street with specific regard to privacy
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants
- the effect of the proposal on the area's housing mix
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to relevant policies relating to local centre uses
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the significant benefits of housing delivery and heritage conservation, outweighed the moderate harm from the loss of a town centre commercial use and contribution to housing type concentration.
The significant benefits of housing supply contribution, heritage asset conservation, and bringing a vacant building back into active use in a sustainable location outweighed the moderate harm from the loss of a town centre commercial unit and the concentration of shared housing types in the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS3CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS12CS Policy CS14CS Policy CS15CS Policy CS21SPP Policy DM3SPP Policy DM7SPP Policy DM32SPP Policy DM34SPP Policy DM39SPP Policy DM60
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 216
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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