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Dismissed16 February 20233300538

Sores Court Hillside Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BL

Planning appeal 3300538 at Sores Court Hillside Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BL (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2023 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding and associated/other development would constitute 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt.

for the demolition of a derelict timber outbuilding and erection of a replacement double garage with associated change of use of land from agricultural to residential (C3 use)

Authority
North Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Rennie S
Postcode
BS48 3BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed outbuilding and associated/other development would constitute 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the openness within the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether there are other considerations which clearly outweigh the harm caused by being inappropriate development so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The replacement garage is materially larger than the building it replaced, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM12Policy CS6Policy CS12Policy DM10Policy SA2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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