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Notice upheld13 July 20263363347

Lorne Road Car Park, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3BZ

Planning appeal 3363347 at Lorne Road Car Park, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3BZ (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Bath World Heritage Site.

without planning permission, the provision of a hard surface to extend existing car park

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
BA2 3BZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Bath World Heritage Site
  • The effect on biodiversity
  • Highway safety
  • Surface water flooding

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the removal of characterful approved landscaping to facilitate the unauthorised hard surface, which could not be mitigated by condition and was not outweighed by the public benefit of additional car parking provision.

The less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site and significant harm to character and appearance were not outweighed by the public benefit of additional car parking provision; neutral matters concerning highway safety and drainage did not alter this conclusion.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE1Policy CP6Policy D2Policy B4Policy NE3aPolicy ST7Policy CP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116Paragraph 12Paragraph 14Paragraph 16

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