®Planning appeal decision
12 Clevedon Road, Tickenham, Clevedon, BS21 6QT
Planning appeal 3345273 at 12 Clevedon Road, Tickenham, Clevedon, BS21 6QT (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2025 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
to demolish agricultural building and erect 2 dwellings with shared access
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- BS21 6QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
- whether the proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of best and most versatile agricultural land
What decided it
The unsustainability of the location in transport terms, requiring private vehicle use to access day-to-day services and facilities, combined with the conflict with the development plan's locational strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The moderate housing supply benefits and limited social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm arising from policy conflicts with the development plan's locational strategy and the Framework's sustainability principles, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12Policy CS14Policy CS33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 180Paragraph 187
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SSCLG & Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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