®Planning appeal decision
Land OS 1400 South of Southview, Longmarsh Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9NN
the erection of 4 detached holiday lets with associated parking and landscaping without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 25/00184/S73A, dated 31/03/2025
- Authority
- Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 continue to be reasonable and necessary in requiring the holiday use of plot 1, and whether their variation as proposed would conflict with the Council's spatial strategy for development, including access to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the spatial strategy for development by locating permanent residential use in an isolated, unsustainable location remote from services and facilities, and the limited housing benefits do not outweigh this substantial harm even under the tilted balance.
The substantial harm from conflict with spatial strategy and sustainable transport policies outweighed the limited positive weight given to housing supply benefits and minor social and economic contributions, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under Framework paragraph 11
Framework references: 84, 110, 11
Plan policies cited: SS1, SS2, TA1, TA5, EQ2, EP8
Judgments cited: Reid v SSLUHC [2022] EWHC 3116 (Admin); Braintree District Council v SSCLG [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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