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Dismissed13 October 20266007760

The Stables, Ashford Old Farm, Isle Abbots Road, Ilton, TA19 9ED

Planning appeal 6007760 at The Stables, Ashford Old Farm, Isle Abbots Road, Ilton, TA19 9ED (Somerset Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Flood risk.

Change of Use of land to a Travellers caravan site consisting of 3 No. pitches each containing 1No mobile home, 1No touring caravan, 1No utility dayroom and associated works (partly retrospective)

Authority
Somerset Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Postcode
TA19 9ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Flood risk
  • The effect on designated nature conservation sites
  • Whether site occupiers would experience satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to odour and nuisance from flies

What decided it

The Inspector could not be satisfied that the development would be safe from flood risk, given the depth of flooding at the site access and the Environment Agency's maintained objection that the Exception Test was failed.

the harms from flood risk and living conditions, to which the Inspector accorded substantial weight, were not outweighed by the significant weight given to general and personal need, lack of alternative sites and personal circumstances, and the harmful effects were found to substantially outweigh the benefits of the scheme

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EQ1Policy EQ7Policy EQ4Policy EQ2Policy HG7
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy F6Policy N6Policy P3

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