We were approached by a client back in April, who had recently received a refusal for their planning application. The development proposed was a change of use from storage to domestic dwelling.
Newport Council refused the application on the 13th of January for the following reasons;
1. The proposed development, by reason of the level and quality of the external amenity space to serve the proposed dwelling, would fail to provide adequate amenity space to serve its occupiers, to the detriment of their residential amenities. The development therefore conflicts with Policy GP2 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011-2026 (January 2015) and the Council’s New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Guidance (January 2020).
2. The proposed development will have an adverse impact upon interests of acknowledged importance, namely affordable housing. No signed legal agreement has been provided for the commuted sum contribution to assist the Council in meeting its on-going requirement for affordable housing. This is contrary to Policy H4 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 (Adopted January 2015).
We were instructed to appeal Newport Councils decision on the clients behalf. We began to collate evidence and documents to support our appeal. After research was completed, we discovered the area did not exhibit any prevailing character of importance and there were no planning constraints or designations in place. Therefore, putting forward a strong comprehensive case, we believed we had a fair chance of gaining planning permission for our client.
The planning inspector made a site visit to the property on the 21st of November and the decision notice for the appeal was received on the 30th of November.
We are pleased to announce the appeal was successful and the planning permission was granted.
Below you will find the full Planning Inspectorate Decision. If you are looking to appeal a local authority refusal contact our team today on 01743 369911 and claim your free no obligation consultation with one of our planning appeal case assessment officers.
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