Planning appeal decision
Wisteria View, Pennsylvania, Chippenham, SN14 8LB
Planning appeal 3356127 at Wisteria View, Pennsylvania, Chippenham, SN14 8LB (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Change of use of residential dwelling (Class C3) to private holiday accommodation (Sui generis)
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- SN14 8LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect on highway safety and the convenience of users of the adjacent bridleway
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including that of the Cotswold National Landscape
What decided it
The material harm to the living conditions of nearby residents through noise and disturbance from the pattern and intensity of holiday accommodation use, combined with unacceptable impacts on highway and pedestrian safety from intensified vehicle movements at a substandard access point.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS34CS8CS9PSP8PSP28PSP2PSP11PSP16PSP40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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