®Planning appeal decision
9 Main Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3QS
the construction of 6 dwellings and formation of access road
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scheme would be in a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local and national policy
- whether the scheme would result in an unacceptable flood risk
What decided it
The failure to meet the sequential test for flood risk and the inability to demonstrate that the development would be safe for its lifetime and would not increase flood risk elsewhere, combined with the location being unsuitable for residential development as it would not meet any local need and would harm the rural character of the area.
The benefits of six additional dwellings and modest construction and ongoing support to local services were considerably outweighed by the harms arising from flood risk and the provision of open market dwellings in a countryside position that would not meet any local need and would erode the urban-rural transition.
Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy CO1, Policy D6, Policy T3a, Policy D1
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.