®Planning appeal decision
22 Billet Street, Taunton, TA1 3NG
the change of use of second floor from offices to a residential apartment and the erection of a dormer
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scheme upon the character and appearance of the host building and upon the area
- Whether the scheme would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to internal space
What decided it
The cumulative harm from the dormer's unacceptable impact on character and appearance and the dwelling's failure to meet minimum internal space standards significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest environmental, social and economic benefits of providing an additional home in a sustainable location.
The benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location were outweighed by the considerable cumulative harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions, with the conflict with development plan policies affording considerable weight against the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1 of the Taunton Deane Core Strategy (2012), Policy D7 of the Taunton Deane Site Allocations and Development Management Plan (2016), Policy D10 of the Taunton Deane Site Allocations and Development Management Plan (2016), CS Policy CP6, MP Policy A5
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.