®Planning appeal decision
Waterworks Cottage, Charlcombe Way, Fairfield Park, BATH, BA1 6JZ
extension and alteration to existing Cottage and creation of two detached dwellings
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area, including consideration of the effect upon the landscape setting of the locality
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the unduly intensive redevelopment and the discordant, cramped appearance of the new dwellings outweighed the considerable benefits of delivering two additional family-sized housing units.
The considerable benefits of delivering two additional family-sized windfall units and supporting housing supply in a constrained city were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area
Plan policies cited: Policy CP6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy (July 2014), Policies D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (July 2017), Policies NE2 and NE2A of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan
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.