®Planning appeal decision
Fairfield, Siston Lane, Webbs Heath , Bristol, BS30 5LX
change of use from equestrian stables (sui generis) to 1 no. dwelling (Class C3) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Cla sses) Order 1987 (as amended)
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- 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 proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing encroachment into countryside and material harm to openness, combined with an unsuitable location for housing due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, with no very special circumstances to justify the development.
Framework references: 138, 147, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CSC5, Policy CSC34, Policy PSP7, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP40
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