®Planning appeal decision
11 High Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8DA
Planning appeal 3365526 at 11 High Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8DA (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the appeal scheme, with particular regard to fume emissions from the adjacent launderette.
conversion of rear area of 11 High Street Sandown to a residential dwelling”
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
- Postcode
- PO36 8DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the appeal scheme, with particular regard to fume emissions from the adjacent launderette
What decided it
The failure to satisfactorily demonstrate that the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to fume emissions from the adjacent launderette.
The modest benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits from construction and occupation, and a financial contribution towards affordable housing do not outweigh the harm to living conditions of future occupiers; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Core Strategy Policy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 73Paragraph 8
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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