®Planning appeal decision
Higher Farm Cottages, Podimore, YEOVIL, BA22 8JQ
conversion of the existing two dwellings into a single dwellinghouse and erection of a single storey extension to rear, erection of a detached garage along with associated works including landscaping
- 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 proposed conversion and extension are commensurate to the scale of the original dwellings
- Whether the extension would have effects on the setting of the existing non-designated heritage asset being the original dwellings
What decided it
The proposed conversion would better preserve the character and appearance of the non-designated heritage asset than the realistic fallback position of permitted development extensions, and would not result in disproportionate scale or harm to heritage significance.
Framework references: 11, 16, 55, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy HG8, Policy EQ2, Policy EQ3
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.