Land At Mason Lane, Montacute Yeovil Somerset, TA15 6UH

Residential development to provide No. 7 dwellings, vehicular access and associated landscaping. This

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: TA15 6UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the development would preserve the settings of the Listed Building, the Scheduled Monument and the Park and Garden

What decided it

The substantial weight attributed to the public benefits of housing delivery in an area with only 2.22 years of housing land supply outweighed the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, providing clear and convincing justification under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(i).

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Listed Building, Scheduled Monument and Park and Garden was outweighed by the substantial public benefits of delivering 7 sustainably located houses in an area with a significant shortfall in housing land supply, together with modest economic, social and environmental benefits.

Framework references: 11, 57, 73, 212, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy EQ2, Policy EQ3, Policy EQ5

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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