Planning appeal decision
2 Bathway Meadows, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7DD
Planning appeal 3359593 at 2 Bathway Meadows, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7DD (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 7 July 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- BA1 7DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The appeal building qualifies as development on previously developed land under NPPF paragraph 154(g) and does not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness, therefore it is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP8Policy GB1Policy GB3Policy B1
- 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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