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Dismissed21 August 20233315230

Hillside Farm, Timsbury Road, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0FD

Planning appeal 3315230 at Hillside Farm, Timsbury Road, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0FD (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a retrospective planning application to retain a detached double garage

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
BA2 0FD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The building's intended mixed use for both agricultural and domestic storage, as stated by the appellant, means it does not qualify as agricultural development under NPPF paragraph 149 and therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by the circumstances presented.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP8Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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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