®Planning appeal decision
18 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EH
Planning appeal 3325732 at 18 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EH (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 January 2024 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
Material change of use from bed and breakfast accommodation (use class C1) to a single unit of self-catering commercial holiday accommodation (use class Sui Generis)
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- BA2 4EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged, if they occurred, constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the period specified for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)
What decided it
The site operates as a single unit of self-catering commercial holiday accommodation let to whole groups without on-site management, which constitutes a material change of use from C1 bed and breakfast accommodation and causes significant noise and disturbance to neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan
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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