Field On Corner With Ferndale Road & Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8NE

Planning appeal 3299768 at Field On Corner With Ferndale Road & Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8NE (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 20 January 2023 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the Bath World Heritage Site, upon the setting of the Bath Conservation Area, upon the non-designated heritage asset Dead Mill, and upon nearby trees.

a development of 15 affordable dwellings

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Evans J
Postcode: BA1 8NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the Bath World Heritage Site, upon the setting of the Bath Conservation Area, upon the non-designated heritage asset Dead Mill, and upon nearby trees
The impact of the proposal upon highway safety
The impact of the proposal upon protected species within the area
Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for surface water drainage
Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for securing any additional need arising from the development, having particular regard to affordable housing

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the Bath World Heritage Site and the setting of the Bath Conservation Area caused by the loss of the green wedge and the erosion of the distinctive urban-rural interplay, which would not be outweighed by the public benefits of providing 15 affordable homes.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP8RA4B4CP6NE2NE2ANE6D1D2D3D4HE1ST1NE3NE5D5CP5CP9CP13ST7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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