®Planning appeal decision
9 Van Diemens Lane, BATH, BA1 5TW
revised gabion walls to the east boundary and revised levels to the lawns in this position
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect upon openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including upon the Cotswolds National Landscape and other purposes served by the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the living conditions at neighbouring properties with particular reference to privacy
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and failure to meet Green Belt purposes, combined with great weight to harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape character and appearance, could not be outweighed by the fallback position of permitted development or other considerations.
Framework references: 143, 154
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CP8, CS Policy GB1, LP Policy NE2, PP Policy D2, PP Policy NE2A, PP Policy D6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.