Planning appeal decision
Wyndrush Tilley Lane, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0BE
Planning appeal 3320805 at Wyndrush Tilley Lane, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0BE (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described on the application form as, “retention of front boundary wall and gates
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- BA2 0BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The wall and gates, though detached, are reasonably modest in size and can be considered an extension of the dwelling for the purposes of paragraph 154(c) of the NPPF, and therefore do not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB3Policy GB1Policy CP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 153Paragraph 115
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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