Planning appeal decision
Broadoak House, Broadoak Hill, Dundry, BS41 8NB
Planning appeal 3302015 at Broadoak House, Broadoak Hill, Dundry, BS41 8NB (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 5 December 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
without planning permission, the material change of use of land to use as residential garden, including the construction of an enclosed sports pitch with access steps and the regrading of the land
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- BS41 8NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 development is inappropriate in the Green Belt as it significantly affects openness and harms rural character, and the personal recreational benefit does not amount to very special circumstances to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12Policy DM10Policy DM32Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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