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Notice varied and upheld12 May 20263349091

Norton Lane Barn Norton Lane, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QR

Planning appeal 3349091 at Norton Lane Barn Norton Lane, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QR (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Without planning permission, the erection of a building for residential and storage purposes and the erection of gates and fencing

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
BA2 8QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development upon the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • If the development is inappropriate development, 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 it

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside within a National Landscape, with claimed benefits that do not clearly outweigh this harm and no very special circumstances established.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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