®Planning appeal decision
Guild House, Greenhill Road, Sandford, WINSCOMBE, BS25 5PH
change of use of land to holiday recreation use, erection of 5no. holiday rental cabins, reception/storage hut and associated works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the scenic beauty of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- whether the proposed development would have a likely significant effect, alone or in combination with other plans and projects, on the North Somerset and Mendip Horseshoe Bats Special Area of Conservation (the SAC)
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties, with particular regard to privacy, noise and disturbance
What decided it
The appeal site is not part of the curtilage of the dwelling and the proposed development would cause significant harmful effects on the character and appearance of the AONB, combined with insufficient ecological information to rule out harm to the horseshoe bats SAC.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM57, Policy DM9, Policy CS5, Policy CS12, Policy CS33, Policy DM11, Policy DM32, Policy CS3, Policy CS4, Policy DM8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.