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Allowed21 September 20266008548

Land at Polden View, Maunsel Road, North Newton, TA7 0BS

Planning appeal 6008548 at Land at Polden View, Maunsel Road, North Newton, TA7 0BS (Somerset Council) was allowed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector M Aqbal, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate form of residential development in the countryside having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and national planning policies.

Outline planning permission for the development of 2 dwelling houses with access thereto

Authority
Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
M Aqbal
Postcode
TA7 0BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate form of residential development in the countryside having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and national planning policies

What decided it

The support afforded by Framework Policy S5(1)(j) for housing development addressing unmet need where five-year supply cannot be demonstrated, combined with substantial weight to housing benefits under Policy HO7 and the significant weight of the extant outline permission for two dwellings, outweighed the conflict with the development plan spatial strategy.

The conflict with the development plan spatial strategy and Policy D9 (significant weight) was outweighed by the support of Framework Policy S5(1)(j), the substantial weight to housing benefits under Policy HO7, and the significant weight of the extant outline permission establishing the acceptability of residential development on the site.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S2Policy CO1Policy T4Policy D9

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