®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent 2 Crescent Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8AX
demolition of garage and store building and construction of dwelling with parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and on the Sandown Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties, with particular regard to outlook and light impacts
What decided it
The material harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the living conditions of nearby properties, which the modest benefits of a single dwelling cannot outweigh even under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of housing supply, economic and social benefits from construction and occupation, and a financial contribution towards affordable housing do not outweigh the material harm to character and appearance and to the outlook from neighbouring properties; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 73, 135, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM4
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.