®Planning appeal decision
11 Quantock Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4DN
Planning appeal 6007423 at 11 Quantock Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4DN (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2026 by Inspector S Harrington, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with policies that seek to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk and avoid increased risks from flooding.
Demolition of detached garage and rear store; erection of new entrance lobby for first floor flat, alteration to layout of ground floor flat and windows, and erection of new single storey dwelling to the rear
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- S Harrington
- Postcode
- BS23 4DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would comply with policies that seek to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk and avoid increased risks from flooding
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 11 Quantock Road and occupiers of neighbouring properties to the east and west, with regards to overbearing effects, loss of privacy, overshadowing and loss of light
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, in relation to outlook having regard to the sense of enclosure and siting and layout of the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails the sequential test and exception test for flood risk, and Framework Policy F5 requires development to be steered to areas with the lowest risk of flooding, which cannot be demonstrated here.
The substantial weight afforded to flood risk policy compliance and the requirement to steer development away from high-risk areas outweighed the substantial weight given to housing delivery and the modest economic benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS3 of the North Somerset Core Strategy 2017Policy DM1 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) 2016Policy DM32 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) 2016Policy DM38 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) 2016Policy CS12 of the North Somerset Core Strategy 2017Policy DM37 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) 2016
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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