®Planning appeal decision
Land off Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7EB
‘Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except for means of access, for the erection of up to 112 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point off Cheddon Road, Taunton’
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for infrastructure
What decided it
The provision of 112 new homes including 28 affordable housing units in an area where the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with comprehensive infrastructure provision secured by s.106 obligations meeting the CIL tests, outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage settings and other identified conflicts with development plan policies.
The significant benefits of 112 new homes and 28 affordable housing units in an area of housing shortage and identified affordable housing need outweighed the less than substantial harm to the settings of nearby designated heritage assets (Pyrland Farm and Askins Cottage) and the very limited harm to the setting of the Quantock Hills National Landscape, with the identified adverse impacts not significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits of the scheme under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 57, 58, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy SS2, Policy CP5, Policy C2, Policy C4, Policy CP8, Policy CF1, Policy ID1, Policy DM1, Policy CP6, Policy A2, Policy A3, Policy A5, Policy ENV4, Policy D7, Policy D13, Policy TAU3, Transport Policy T1
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.