Oaklea, Sleep Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0QN

Planning appeal 3287000 at Oaklea, Sleep Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0QN (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whilst considering any implications of the site being positioned outside of Whitchurch's Housing Development Boundary.

Outline Application for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the land adjacent to Oaklea to provide 3no single storey dwellings with associated soft/hard landscaping, access improvements, parking and drainage with all matters except for access reserved

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith A
Postcode: BS14 0QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whilst considering any implications of the site being positioned outside of Whitchurch's Housing Development Boundary
The effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
The effect upon highway safety, having particular regard to visibility at the site's access point

What decided it

The site qualifies as limited infilling in a village under NPPF exceptions to inappropriate Green Belt development, notwithstanding its position outside the Housing Development Boundary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB2Policy RA1Policy CP8Policy D3Policy ST1Policy ST7Policy WV4.3

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