Planning appeal decision
Ash Tree Holiday Home Park, Lower Norton Lane, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 9YR
Planning appeal 3317703 at Ash Tree Holiday Home Park, Lower Norton Lane, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 9YR (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2023 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to the development plan.
provision of a warden’s lodge
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- BS22 9YR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to the development plan
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal upon the setting of designated heritage asset Rose Tree Farmhouse
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the development plan exceptions for new housing in the countryside and causes harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the setting of a designated heritage asset that cannot be justified by the identified benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS33DM46SA2DM58DM10DM4CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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