®Planning appeal decision
19 Newbridge Hill, BATH, BA1 3PW
a 1 bedroom flat attached to existing flats and over existing toilets, staff room and store to café including new gates and planters
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bath Conservation Area
- whether or not the scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, light, amenity space, noise, odour and disturbance
- whether the proposed development would adequately offset energy demand
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate outdoor space for growing food
What decided it
The harm to the appearance of the conservation area and the unacceptable living conditions for future occupants, when weighed against the housing benefits under the tilted balance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
The benefits of contributing to housing land supply in a sustainable location and making effective use of land were given considerable weight, but the harm to the appearance of the conservation area and the living conditions of future occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 12, 16, 125, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy CP6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy (2014), Policy D1 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy D2 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy D7 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy HE1 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy D6 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017), Policy SCR6 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023), Policy LCR9 of the North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)
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.