®Planning appeal decision
83 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2QH
permission in principle for the erection of 4 No link dwellings
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BA3 2QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be suitable for residential development, with consideration to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, and having particular regard to whether the scheme would preserve the special interest and setting of a listed building, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of designated heritage assets, particularly the loss of verdant setting and mature trees integral to the listed building and conservation area, outweighs the modest benefits of four additional dwellings despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The provision of four additional homes and modest economic and environmental benefits were weighed against considerable harms to the significance of designated heritage assets; the heritage harms weighed very heavily against the scheme and were not outweighed by the housing and economic benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy HE1 of the District-wide Strategy and Policies Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy CP6 of the Local Plan Partial Update (2023)
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.