®Planning appeal decision
Land to West of Bramley Rise, Tickenham, BS21 6SS
Planning appeal 3337611 at Land to West of Bramley Rise, Tickenham, BS21 6SS (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- BS21 6SS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy CS14Policy CS33Policy DM12Policy CS5Policy CS12Policy DM10Policy DM32Policy DM37
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 154
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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