®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Junction between Tockington Lane and Fernhill, Tockington, BS32 4LU
the construction of 2 no. enclosures containing explosives magazines and associated upgrading of an existing field access point and access track
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
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 2021 and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The demonstrated need for explosives storage combined with the exceptionally stringent locational requirements and the absence of any suitable alternative sites outside the Green Belt, despite a comprehensive 2-year search, constitute very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS10, Policy PSP7, Green Belt SPD
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.