®Planning appeal decision
10 Dial Lane, Felton , Bristol , North Somerset , BS40 9YD
Planning appeal 3318875 at 10 Dial Lane, Felton , Bristol , North Somerset , BS40 9YD (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policy.
Proposed change of use of land to use for the siting of 2no. mobile pod units to provide overnight visitor accommodation and associated soft/hard landscaping works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- BS40 9YD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policy
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the site
- whether the appeal proposal is suitable having regard to the Council's development plan policies in relation to the promotion of agricultural diversification and/or tourism
- whether the proposed development would have a likely significant effect, alone or in combination with other plans and projects, on the North Somerset and Mendip Horseshoe Bats Special Area of Conservation
- if it 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 proposal would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness, and the limited benefits would not clearly outweigh the substantial harm required to establish very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12Policy CS6Policy CS5Policy CS12Policy DM10Policy DM32Policy DM51Policy CS22Policy DM57Policy CS4Policy DM8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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