Land at Great Dunns Close, Beckington

APP-E3335-W-25-3375062·Somerset·18 Sept 2026allowed·2024/1865/FUL

Tier label used

primary village

The tier sentence (from the case file)

“A primary village with walkable shop, school, GP and frequent buses”

The route sentence DL ¶26

“Beckington has facilities which enables residents to avoid many day to day excursions by car”

Summary

20 homes (6 affordable) outside the village envelope of Beckington, a primary village, adjoining the conservation area. Allowed at hearing, with full costs against Somerset Council. Minor harm to the setting of listed buildings and the CA was clearly outweighed by housing and affordable housing in the absence of a five-year supply; bathing-water pollution concerns resolved by a CSO storage condition; the location was sustainable.

The location finding

TR3: pass. shop <5 min walk, school, GP, cafe, two pubs within 10-11 min; frequent buses <5 min (DL 25-26)

Why this is cited

Primary-village tier with walkable services and frequent buses; allowed with costs. In the register this counts as a case where the tier was cited in support of the scheme beside route or transport evidence.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate casework portal · full decision note · quoted from cases/APP-E3335-W-25-3375062.md

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