®Planning appeal decision
Land North of The Down, Old Down, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4PJ
Permission in Principle – erection of up to 3 dwellings
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area by virtue of any works necessitated to existing trees and vegetation
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether or not the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The site's considerable width and position as part of an expansive area of undeveloped rural land means it does not constitute limited infilling in a village as defined in the Core Strategy, and the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of development cannot be justified by the modest housing and economic benefits offered.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS34, Policy PSP7, Policy PSP40, Policy PSP1, Policy PSP2, Policy PSP3
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.