®Planning appeal decision
1 - 2 Water Street , Barrington, Ilminster , Somerset , TA19 0JR
the erection of new zero carbon dwelling in garden of 2 Water Street
- 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 development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would have an effect on the Somerset Levels and Moors Special Protection Area and Ramsar
What decided it
The modest public benefits of the scheme would be insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.
the modest public benefits of the scheme (one additional dwelling, zero carbon design, limited economic benefits) were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area's heritage significance
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2, Policy EQ3, Policy EQ4
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