®Planning appeal decision
The Grange, Old Wells Road, Whatley, Frome, BA11 3JU
change of use to form one dwelling
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the proposed change of use would be suitable having regard to the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The substantial undersupply of housing land (2.84 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d), and the benefits of re-using a redundant building and contributing to housing supply outweighed the harm from isolation and car dependency.
The harm arising from reliance upon the private car for the single dwelling proposed does not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and building re-use when assessed against the policies of the Framework, therefore the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies and weighs in favour of allowing the scheme
Framework references: 11, 84, 110
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Development Policy 9, Core Policy 4
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.