®Planning appeal decision
Land to Southeast of Wood Lane, Clapton in Gordano, BS20 7RQ
erection up to 5 to 6 no. dwellinghouses
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to: the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Bats SAC; whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt; whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to local and national policy, and accessibility to services and facilities; the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the integrity of the Bats SAC which cannot be adequately mitigated at the permission in principle stage, and constitutes habitats development excluded from permission in principle under Article 5B of the Order.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, combined with harm to the Bats SAC, unsuitability of location, and harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 61, 73, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS12, Policy CS13, Policy CS14, Policy CS29, Policy CS30, Policy CS31, Policy CS32, Policy CS33, Policy DM8, Policy DM10, Policy DM12, Policy DM32, Policy DM37, Policy SA2
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.