Planning appeal decision
2 Oakencliffe, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, BA2 7HZ
Planning appeal 3318442 at 2 Oakencliffe, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, BA2 7HZ (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector Rose C, 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.
erection of garage, access and drive
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- BA2 7HZ
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
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to visibility
- the effect of the proposal on protected species and European and International sites
- 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 proposal results in inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and purposes, combined with harm to AONB landscape and highway safety, which are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 50Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Core Policy 61Core Policy 62
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 176
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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