®Planning appeal decision
Greenway Farm, North Street, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, TA4 2UA
Erection of 1 No. Dwelling including the change of use of part of the land to residential and associated works
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The moderate and irrevocable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the encroachment of residential built form into open countryside significantly and demonstrably outweighs the minor socio-economic benefits of delivering a single dwelling, even when the tilted balance is applied due to the shortfall in housing land supply.
the modest socio-economic benefits of housing delivery and increased weight given to them due to the 3.1-year housing land supply shortfall were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate and irrevocable harm to character and appearance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy CP8 of the Adopted Taunton Deane Core Strategy 2011 – 2028, Policy D7 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan (adopted 2016), Core Strategy Policy DM2
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.