®Planning appeal decision
Forest Barn, North Brewham, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0JR
the demolition of existing storage building and erection of a self -build dwelling to provide a sustainable live/work environment
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan for the area and access to services and facilities
- whether the proposal provides appropriate provision for minimising waste and reducing energy use with regard to refuse and recycling facilities
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan on location sustainability and waste management, combined with the modest scale of housing benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing supply, economic benefits from construction and occupation, and support for small-scale development were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies on sustainable location and well-designed places that function well.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS2, Policy EP7, Policy WCS2
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.