Parcel 4481 Ramscombe Lane , Batheaston , Bath , BA1 8EP

Planning appeal 3275385 at Parcel 4481 Ramscombe Lane , Batheaston , Bath , BA1 8EP (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

without planning permission the erection of two detached buildings

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Harwood A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
If there would be harm by reason of inappropriateness and openness, would that be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The building is used substantially for social and leisure purposes rather than purely for agriculture, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

The substantial weight given to harm from inappropriateness and harm to openness of the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by any other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP8RE2
Judgments: R. (on the application of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Epping Forest District Council and Valley Grown Nurseries Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 404

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