Planning appeal decision
Eagle Farm House, Northend, Batheaston, Bath, BA1 8EW
Planning appeal 3276532 at Eagle Farm House, Northend, Batheaston, Bath, BA1 8EW (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework.
erection of a small timber barn for domestic storage
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- BA1 8EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the setting of Eagle Farm House (a Grade II listed building) and the character and appearance of the wider area, having particular regard to the location of the site within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The domestic storage benefit does not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the additional harm to the listed building setting and landscape character.
The modest benefit of domestic storage for vehicle parking and garden equipment does not clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness to the Green Belt, the loss of openness, and the harm to the setting of the listed building and character of the AONB.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB3 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy CP6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy (2014)Policy HE1 of the Placemaking PlanPolicy NE2 of the Placemaking PlanPolicy D2 of the Placemaking PlanPolicy D5 of the Placemaking PlanPolicy CP8 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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