Garden Plot at Junction of Chapel Row & Dovers Lane, Bathford, BA1 7TQ

Planning appeal 3267381 at Garden Plot at Junction of Chapel Row & Dovers Lane, Bathford, BA1 7TQ (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2021 by Inspector Kirby R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on a nearby Copper Beech tree.

Erection of a one bedroom detached house and installation of a temporary caravan for the duration of the works

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kirby R
Postcode: BA1 7TQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on a nearby Copper Beech tree
The effect upon the character and appearance of the area including the Bathford Conservation Area

What decided it

The unharmonious relationship between the proposed dwelling and the Copper Beech tree would harm the long-term retention of this important tree and cause less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Bathford Conservation Area that cannot be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme.

The less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the Bathford Conservation Area and the risk to the Copper Beech tree were weighed against the limited public benefit of providing a single dwelling within a village close to services and facilities; the harm outweighed the benefit, and great weight was given to the heritage asset's conservation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NE6Policy HE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 196

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