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Dismissed5 July 20243324550

2 Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Wiltshire , BA2 7HZ

Planning appeal 3324550 at 2 Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Wiltshire , BA2 7HZ (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2024 by Inspector Worley E, 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 the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

a proposed highway access from A36, drive, hardstanding, and erection of double garage

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
BA2 7HZ

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 the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on ecology
  • the effect of the development on land stability
  • whether the 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 would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, would fail to provide safe and suitable access due to inadequate visibility splays, and would lack necessary ecological and land stability assessments, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 50Core Policy 57Core Policy 61Core Policy 62
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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