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Dismissed17 February 20223282769

Midford Castle, Midford, Bath, BA2 7BU

Planning appeal 3282769 at Midford Castle, Midford, Bath, BA2 7BU (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2022 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt.

construction of an agricultural barn and the installation of a stand-alone solar array system to service the Midford Castle Estate

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
BA2 7BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • whether the development would preserve the setting of a Grade I listed building
  • if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether 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 it

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and landscape character, with insufficient public benefits to demonstrate the very special circumstances necessary to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP8Policy CP6Policy NE2Policy D2Policy HE1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 151Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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