®Planning appeal decision
8 Charlton Avenue, Weston Super Mare, North Somerset, BS23 4HN
Planning appeal 3366446 at 8 Charlton Avenue, Weston Super Mare, North Somerset, BS23 4HN (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Han U, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development passes the Sequential Test for flooding.
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- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Han U
- Postcode
- BS23 4HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development passes the Sequential Test for flooding
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety having regard to the provision of parking
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers having regard to internal living space
What decided it
The cumulative effect of failing the Sequential Test for flooding, inadequate parking provision compromising highway safety, and insufficient internal floor space failing to meet space standards, which together significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of failing the Sequential Test, inadequate parking provision, and insufficient living space significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of delivering one additional house on previously developed land with good access to services, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS3Policy CS11Policy DM1Policy DM24Policy DM28Policy DM32Policy DM37Policy DM42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 176
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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