Elm Grove Farm , Lower Road, Hinton Blewett, BS39 5AT

Planning appeal 3340972 at Elm Grove Farm , Lower Road, Hinton Blewett, BS39 5AT (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 12 August 2024 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities.

conversion and extension of barn to create 1no. dwelling and replacement of all remaining buildings with 4no. dwellings together with associated hard/soft landscape works; drainage and access improvements

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cuthbert L
Postcode: BS39 5AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the North Somerset and Mendips Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The fallback position of the extant Prior Approval consent for five dwellings, which would cause greater harm than the appeal proposal, was sufficient to outweigh the conflict with the development plan when combined with the design and sustainability benefits of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DW1Policy RE6Policy RA1Policy RA2Policy D2Policy NE3Policy SCR6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 47

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