Planning appeal decision
The Bartons, Stockland Bristol, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2PY
Planning appeal 3294208 at The Bartons, Stockland Bristol, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2PY (Sedgemoor District Council *) was dismissed on 28 December 2022 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be ancillary to the existing dwelling or form a separate dwelling, and if it were to be regarded as a separate dwelling, whether the proposal represents an appropriate location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy within the development plan.
erection of detached garage/tractor store with first floor ancillary accommodation
- Authority
- Sedgemoor District Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- TA5 2PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be ancillary to the existing dwelling or form a separate dwelling, and if it were to be regarded as a separate dwelling, whether the proposal represents an appropriate location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy within the development plan
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by introducing a new dwelling in an inappropriate countryside location and would cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D12Policy CO1Policy D2Policy D25
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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