It has now been confirmed that the application to build 140 houses on Land South of Bowden Road will be considered at the Somerset Planning South Meeting scheduled for Tuesday14th November at 2pm at the Council Offices, located in Brympton Way, Yeovil.
The agenda for this meeting including the relevant documentation is available – Somerset Planning South Agenda
The Planning Officer is recommending that the application is approved by the Planning Committee with a number of conditions after taking legal advice regarding the NPPF planning balance, given that Somerset Council cannot demonstrate the necessary ‘5 year housing supply’ – currently the housing land supply is only 3.9 years.
Clearly the Planning Committee can still vote against the Planning Officers recommendation should it decide to do so.
To read the Planning Officers Report which consists of 85 pages – click here