Planning appeal decision
13 Ashford Road, Redhill, North Somerset, BS40 5TH
Planning appeal 3332793 at 13 Ashford Road, Redhill, North Somerset, BS40 5TH (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 15 April 2024 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 6 satisfies the tests for planning conditions, having particular regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the character of the area.
Demolition of existing laundry/ancillary use building and erection of a single storey replacement laundry room extension to existing holiday accommodation. Relocation of boundary fence and change of use of land to sui generis to provide larger residential garden for existing residential caravan.
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- BS40 5TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 6 satisfies the tests for planning conditions, having particular regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the character of the area.
What decided it
The absence of clear justification for removing permitted development rights that remain available in the Green Belt under the statutory Order, combined with the modest size of the garden and the requirement for separate planning permission for additional structures such as caravans.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM12DM32CS6CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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