Sunnyside, Naish Lane, Barrow Gurney, Bristol, BS48 3ST

Planning appeal 3298337 at Sunnyside, Naish Lane, Barrow Gurney, Bristol, BS48 3ST (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2022 by Inspector Wilson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a new single storey extension to existing house

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Wilson J
Postcode: BS48 3ST

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The cumulative enlargement of the dwelling exceeding the 50% threshold in Policy DM12 constitutes inappropriate Green Belt development that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances have not been demonstrated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM12Policy CS6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 145Paragraph 143

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