®Planning appeal decision
8 Charlton Avenue, Weston super Mare, North Somerset, BS23 4HN
‘replace existing detached garage with new dwelling.’
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Han U
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.
Framework references: 11, 173, 174, 175, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy CS11, Policy DM1, Policy DM24, Policy DM28, Policy DM32, Policy DM37, Policy DM42
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.