®Planning appeal decision
Land to west of Bramley Rise, Tickenham, BS21 6SS
infill residential development for up to 4 dwellings
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework – December 2023 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
- Whether any 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 be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would result in loss of openness, and the housing and other benefits do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, to which substantial weight was attached, was not clearly outweighed by the significant but modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution, resulting in the very special circumstances test not being met.
Framework references: 11, 142, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CS6, Policy CS14, Policy CS33, Policy DM12, Policy CS5, Policy CS12, Policy DM10, Policy DM32, Policy DM37
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