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Bath Road Hand Car Wash, Bath New Road, Radstock, BA3 3AF
Planning appeal 3322573 at Bath Road Hand Car Wash, Bath New Road, Radstock, BA3 3AF (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Radstock Conservation Area.
proposed wall and roof enclosure of carwash area
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- BA3 3AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Radstock Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to surface water
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Radstock Conservation Area due to its oppressive scale, height and materials, and the moderate public benefits would not outweigh this significant harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy Part 1 of the Local Plan (July 2014)Policies NE2 and D5 of the Bath and North East Somerset Local Plan Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan incorporating the Local Plan Partial Update (January 2023)Policies D1, D2, D3 and HE1 of the Core Strategy & Placemaking Plan District-wide Strategy and Policies (July 2017)Policy CP5 of the Local PlanPolicy ST7 of the Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 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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