®Planning appeal decision
2 Playses green , Hambridge , Langport, Somerset, TA10 0AP
to demolish existing double garage and erect a new 2/3 bedroom house. Form new plot to rear of existing property
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webber F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would have an effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to light
- whether the proposal would have an effect on the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site and Special Protection Area
What decided it
The failure to secure phosphate credits through a binding planning obligation to achieve nutrient neutrality, which prevented the Inspector from concluding that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.
The harm to neighbouring residential amenity, conflict with development plan policies on character and appearance, and the inability to demonstrate that the proposal would not compromise the integrity of the Habitat Sites attracted substantial weight and outweighed the limited weight given to social and economic benefits and self-build support.
Framework references: 11, 195
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2, Policy EQ4
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