Cornflake Cottage, Pennsylvania, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 8LB

Change of use of residential dwelling (Class C3) to provide holiday accommodation (sui generis) and additional parking (Revision of P23/03059/F)

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Allen M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including that of the Cotswold National Landscape and adjacent Cotswold Way National Trail
The effect on highway safety and the convenience of users of the adjacent bridleway
The effect on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
If the development 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 development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not outweighed by other considerations, combined with harm to character and appearance, highway safety, bridleway users, and living conditions of neighbours.

Framework references: 154, 155, 143, 189, 110, 115

Plan policies cited: CS5, CS34, CS1, CS9, PSP7, PSP2, PSP28, PSP40, PSP10, PSP11, PSP8, PSP27

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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