285 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB

Planning appeal 3305927 at 285 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Erection of a single dormer bungalow dwelling

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Conde L
Postcode: BA1 9AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development 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 development on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would result in a loss of openness, and the limited benefits put forward do not amount to very special circumstances required to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP8Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 219

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