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RESOLVED
 
That planning application 2023/0867/FUL
be REFUSED contrary to the Officer’s recommendation
for the following reasons:
 
The site is located outside of the housing
development limit and is therefore contrary to the settlement
strategy, as outlined in Policies CP1 (Mendip Spatial Strategy),
CP2 (Supporting the Provision of New Housing) and CP4 (Sustaining
Rural Communities) of the Mendip District Local Plan Part I. As the
Council cannot currently demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply,
the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies, as
outlined in the National Planning Policy Framework. Although the
site is adjacent to the settlement of Frome, the harms of the
proposal would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the
benefits. Harms include the principle of the proposal and being
contrary to Policy  DP1 (Local Identity
and Distinctiveness), Policy DP4 (Mendip’s Landscapes) and
Part 1 of Policy DP16 (Open Space and Green Infrastructure) of the
Mendip District Local Plan Part I. As such, the proposal is not
considered to constitute sustainable development and is contrary to
Policies CP1, CP2, CP4, DP1, DP4 and Part 1 of DP16 of the Mendip
District Local Plan Part I and the National Planning Policy
Framework.
 
Votes – 6 for,
3 against, 2 abstentions