®Planning appeal decision
Hill House Cottage, Frith Lane, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8PB
described as, ‘construction of new country house of exceptional design (Paragraph 79 house)’
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would meet the policy exception for new dwellings in the countryside as set out in paragraph 80e of the Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The proposal failed to meet the Paragraph 80(e) exception for new dwellings in the countryside because the main house, while incorporating some exceptional detailing, was not truly outstanding in overall design and would appear unduly dominant in the landscape, and it would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of nearby listed buildings without sufficient public benefit to justify that harm.
Framework references: 80, 199, 200, 202, 203
Plan policies cited: CS5, CS34, CS4A, CS9, PSP40, PSP17
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