®Planning appeal decision
Homebase Site, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET
Planning appeal 3268794 at Homebase Site, Pines Way, Bath, BA2 3ET (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 2 September 2021 by Inspector Catchpole R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having particular regard to the City of Bath World Heritage Site (WHS) and special regard to the settings of the Bath Conservation Area (BCA) and other designated heritage assets.
a new care community (Use Class C2) comprising care residences and care suites and ancillary communal, care and well-being facilities, offices in Use Class E(g)(i) together with associated back of house and service areas, pedestrian and vehicular access, car and cycle parking, landscaping, private amenity space and public open space
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Catchpole R
- Postcode
- BA2 3ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having particular regard to the City of Bath World Heritage Site (WHS) and special regard to the settings of the Bath Conservation Area (BCA) and other designated heritage assets
- the effect on the living conditions of occupants of residential dwellings on Albert Crescent, Western Terrace and The Mews with regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The substantial cumulative public benefits of the scheme (housing and extra care delivery, health/economic benefits, brownfield regeneration and sustainable location) were found to clearly and substantially outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the World Heritage Site.
The substantial public benefits of the scheme (housing land supply contribution, extra care provision, health and economic benefits, brownfield regeneration, sustainable location and enhancement of the BCA setting) demonstrably outweighed the less than substantial harm to the WHS and other identified harms, justifying a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SB7(B)SB7D1D2D3D5HE1B4CP6D6H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 81Paragraph 120Paragraph 125Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 206Paragraph 207
- Judgments
- Case C323/17 – People Over Wind and Sweetman 2018
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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