®Planning appeal decision
Hartley Wood, King Lane, Clutton, BS39 5QA
the erection of 9 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, taking account of the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply (2.5 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d, and the benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm from the unsustainable location.
The significant benefits of providing nine new homes to address housing land supply shortfall and making use of previously developed land outweighed the moderate harm arising from conflict with the spatial strategy and reliance on private car use, when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 154, 11, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy DW1, Policy ST1, Policy ST7, Policy CNP3
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2018]
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