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Notice varied and upheld17 February 20253341636

Fieldgrove House , Fieldgrove Lane, Bitton, BS30 6HU

Planning appeal 3341636 at Fieldgrove House , Fieldgrove Lane, Bitton, BS30 6HU (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 February 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the setting of Fieldgrove House, a Grade II listed building.

Without planning permission, erection of detached garage in curtilage of Grade II Listed Building (photograph of detached garage included at Annexe 1)

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
BS30 6HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the setting of Fieldgrove House, a Grade II listed building
  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and 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 garage's height, massing, scale, inappropriate doors and materials cause significant harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building that is not outweighed by any demonstrated public benefits, and it causes substantial harm to Green Belt openness with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS9PSP17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 153Paragraph 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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