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Dismissed14 July 20266008155

Land at 357885 143802 Churchill, Batch Lane, Croscombe, Shepton Mallet, BA5 3RW

Planning appeal 6008155 at Land at 357885 143802 Churchill, Batch Lane, Croscombe, Shepton Mallet, BA5 3RW (Somerset Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2026 by Inspector Alison Fish, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan and access to services and facilities.

outline for the erection of one dwelling on site of former cottage (part still existing)

Authority
Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Alison Fish
Postcode
BA5 3RW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan and access to services and facilities
  • whether there are any material considerations which would outweigh any identified harm

What decided it

The conflict with development plan policies directing development to locations with good access to services and facilities, combined with the identification of the proposal as a new dwelling in the open countryside rather than a replacement, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits even under the tilted balance.

the harm from introducing a new isolated dwelling in the countryside in conflict with the development plan significantly and demonstrably outweighed the very modest benefits of housing delivery and construction activity, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Trustees of Castell-y-Mynach Estate v Taff-Ely BC [1985] JPL 40

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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