®Planning appeal decision
Conygar Quarry, Nortons Wood Lane, Clevedon, BS21 7AE
Change of use from dis-used Quarry to Indoor and Outdoor Climbing Activity Centre; to include the erection of 4no. supporting buildings and outdoor climbing structures (Indoor Climbing Centre, outdoor climbing structure, Cafe/Restaurant, Maintenance building and Workshop). Installation of full boundary fence, landscaping, widen entrance and construction stone wall directly onto Nortons Wood Lane, installation of solar panels, provision of car parking spaces, electric vehicle charge points and cycle lockers /locking racks with supporting wash area
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fish A
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
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, amounting to very special circumstances
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt's openness and inappropriateness of development was not clearly outweighed by the significant benefits of the proposal, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 139, 152, 153, 154, 155, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy DM12
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