Barton Rocks, Barton, Winscombe, North Somerset, BS25 1DU

described on the application form as ‘Amendments to planning application 22/P/0139/FUL, being change of use of an agricultural building to equestrian use to include an extension to the east and west elevations and alterations to the roof construction to the south elevation’

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

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal building and the wider area including the Mendip Hills National Landscape
The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The imposition of conditions restricting external lighting and requiring bat mitigation measures enabled the Inspector to conclude that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the Special Area of Conservation and would not harm the character and appearance of the National Landscape.

Framework references: 189, 57

Plan policies cited: CS5, CS12, DM10, DM11, DM32

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