Bracken Barn, Sheepway, Portbury, BS20 7TE

Planning appeal 3337761 at Bracken Barn, Sheepway, Portbury, BS20 7TE (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2024 by Inspector Pickernell E, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the construction of a double garage with a hobby room over

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Pickernell E
Postcode: BS20 7TE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
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 fails to meet the exception for extensions in the Green Belt under NPPF paragraph 154(c) and Policy DM12 as the cumulative extensions would be disproportionate, and the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM12Policy CS6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 154

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