Bramley Barn & Olive Tree, Homeapple Hill, Wick, BRISTOL, BS30 5QF

change of use of Bramley Barn from residential dwelling (class C3) to holiday accommodation (sui generis); and use of Olive Tree as ancillary holiday accommodation

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Robinson N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal preserves the openness of the Green Belt and does not conflict with its purposes because there is no increase in built form and all increased activity would be screened from public view by existing mature vegetation and fencing.

Framework references: 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: CS5, CS34, PSP7, PSP8, PSP28

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