®Planning appeal decision
35 Whitecross Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 1EN
retention of retail unit and conversion of storage area to 2 1 -bed flats
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Robinson N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to flood risk
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The adverse impacts of flood risk to future occupiers and substandard living conditions (poor outlook and limited daylight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering 2 dwellings on a brownfield site.
The benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site with good access to facilities, economic benefits, and retention of retail use were outweighed by the significant harm from flood risk (Flood Zone 3a with no adequate site-specific FRA or safe refuge) and poor living conditions (limited daylight and restricted outlook), such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CS3, DM1, DM32, DM37
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