Home Farm, Back Lane, Stoney Stratton, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 6EA

‘The proposal is for three new dwellings in place of Part Q Consent for three new dwellings.’

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sutton A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location would be suitable for the proposed dwellings having regard to spatial policies
The effect of the proposal on the character of the area

What decided it

The significant harmful effect on the character of the area, combined with the unsuitability of the location under spatial policies and the availability of a less harmful fallback position through the extant prior approval, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.

The adverse impacts regarding harm to character and conflict with local spatial policies significantly outweighed the limited social, environmental and economic benefits identified, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 4, Policy DP1, Policy DP4, Policy DP7

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