Hartley Wood, King Lane, Clutton, BS39 5QA

Planning appeal 3363091 at Hartley Wood, King Lane, Clutton, BS39 5QA (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 11 July 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, taking account of the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities.

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
Postcode: BS39 5QA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DW1Policy ST1Policy ST7Policy CNP3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
Judgments: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2018]

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