®Planning appeal decision
Plot East of 33 Rotcombe Lane, High Littleton, Bath and North East Somerset, BS39 6JP
without planning permission, the change of use of land from equestrian to a mixed-use comprising livery, horse and pony physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and the stationing of caravans for residential use, together with the erection of fencing to conceal the residential use
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters comprising the alleged breach of planning control have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity (ground f)
What decided it
The residential component of the mixed use constitutes a material change of use of the land requiring planning permission, whereas livery and horse physiotherapy uses fall within the lawful equestrian use rights and do not materially change the character of the land.
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.