Ryde Town Council 10 Lind Street Ryde
Isle Of Wight PO33 2NQ
Seaclose Offices Fairlee Road Newport
Isle Of Wight PO30 2QS
(01983) 823552
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and parking to rear (revised scheme) (revised plans)
I refer to the above details. An appeal has been made to the Secretary of State against the decision of The Isle of Wight Council to refuse to approve planning permission.
The appeal will be determined on the basis of written representations. The procedure to be followed is set out in Part 2 of The Town and Country Planning (Appeals)(Written Representations Procedure)(England) Regulations 2009, as amended.
We have forwarded all the representations made to us on the application to the Planning Inspectorate and the appellant. These will be considered by the Inspector when determining the appeal.
If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous representation, you can do so on the Planning Portal at https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk. If you do not have access to the internet, you can send your comments to:
Simon Dunn, The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3C, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN
Please note that any representations you submit to the Planning Inspectorate will be copied to the appellant and this local authority and will be considered by the Inspector when determining the appeal.
The appeal documents are available to view for inspection on the council website or at Council Offices, Seaclose, Fairlee Road, Newport, PO30 2QS (Monday – Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm). Please Note attendance at Seaclose Offices is currently by appointment basis only.
You can get a copy of one of the Planning Inspectorate’s “Guide to taking part in planning appeals” booklets free of charge from Gov.UK at
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part-in-a-planning-listed-building-or- enforcement-appeal or from us.
When made, the decision will be published online at https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk.
Oliver Boulter
Strategic Manager Planning & Infrastructure
The proposal, by reasons of its layout, size, design and external appearance, would be a cramped form of development that would fail to complement the more spacious character of existing housing and the surrounding area, contrary to the aims of policy DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) of the Island Plan Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The application is deficient in information in respect of a tree survey and assessment that considers the potential impacts of the proposed development on existing trees, and without this information the Local Planning Authority cannot fully assess the implications of the proposal for existing trees, particularly given the proximity of the proposed dwellings to existing trees, which may result in future conflict and increase pressure to have these trees significantly reduced or removed, to the detriment of the arboreal character and setting of the site, the adjacent graveyard, and surrounding area, and contrary to the aims of policy DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) of the Island Plan Core Strategy
and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The application is deficient in terms of information in respect of potential impacts on protected species (dormice survey and report) and/or any avoidance and/or mitigation measures that may be required to protect this species and/or its habitats. Therefore, the local planning authority is unable to fully assess the impact of the development on protected species, ecology and biodiversity contrary to the aims of policies DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) and DM12 (Landscape, Seascape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) of the Island Plan Core Strategy, the National Planning Policy Framework, and the requirements of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) and Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (as amended).
The applicant has not entered into a planning obligation to secure a contribution towards the Solent Recreation Mitigation Strategy to mitigate for potential adverse effects on the Solent SPA in terms of increased recreational pressure from additional residential development within the Solent SPA Buffer Zone. In the absence of this mitigation being secured, or the applicant proposing any alternative form of mitigation, the proposal would adversely affect the integrity of the SPA and would fail to protect, conserve or enhance it contrary to the aims of policies DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) and DM12 (Landscape, Seascape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) of the Island Plan Core Strategy, the National Planning Policy Framework, and the
requirements of Regulation 63 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) and Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (as amended).
The applicant has not entered into a planning obligation to secure a financial contribution from the development toward affordable housing provision contrary to the aims of policy DM4 (Affordable Housing) of the Island Plan Core Strategy and the Council's Affordable Housing Contributions Supplementary Planning Document.