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Dismissed28 March 20223276355

Land to the South of Birdcombe Farm Cottage, Tower House Lane, Wraxall, Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1JR

Planning appeal 3276355 at Land to the South of Birdcombe Farm Cottage, Tower House Lane, Wraxall, Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1JR (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2022 by Inspector Tucker 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 any relevant development plan policies.

new single storey three bedroom residential dwelling on land to the south of Birdcombe Farm Cottage

Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Tucker A
Postcode
BS48 1JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the site would be suitably located for the development proposed, having regard to local and national planning policies and its proximity to local services and facilities
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether these would amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause harm to openness and be unsustainably located, and the other considerations advanced do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy CS33Policy CS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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