®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of North Hill Farm, East Dundry Lane, Dundry, BS41 8NJ
Planning appeal 3347419 at Land North Of North Hill Farm, East Dundry Lane, Dundry, BS41 8NJ (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of existing agricultural barn, erection of residential dwelling, extension of residential curtilage and ancillary works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- BS41 8NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and access to local services and facilities
- 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 proposed development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance caused by the proposed new-build dwelling is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and the fallback position is itself more harmful than the appeal scheme, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and openness, together with harm to character and appearance, outweighs the moderate weight of the fallback position and the limited weight of housing and energy efficiency benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12 of the Development Management Policies Sites and Policies Plan Part 1 (2016)Policy CS5 of the North Somerset Core Strategy (2017)Policy CS12 of the North Somerset Core Strategy (2017)Policy DM10 of the Sites and Policies Plan Part 1Policy DM32 of the Sites and Policies Plan Part 1Policy CS14 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS33 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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