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Land at Beeks Lane, St Catherine, Marshfield, Bath, South Gloucestershire, BA1 8HF
Planning appeal 3341308 at Land at Beeks Lane, St Catherine, Marshfield, Bath, South Gloucestershire, BA1 8HF (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Robinson N, 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 relevant Development Plan policies, including its effect on openness.
erection of a barn for the storage of stable bedding, hay, other feedstock, tack, horse boxes, and a tractor and associated cultivation/field maintenance implements. The formation of an all- weather arena
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- BA1 8HF
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 relevant Development Plan policies, including its effect on openness
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The barn's extensive footprint and massing would have a harmful eroding effect on the spatial openness of the Green Belt that could not be justified by the operational benefits claimed, as these carried only limited weight without evidence of alternative solutions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy PSP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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