Paulton Rovers Football Club Ltd, Winterfield Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7RF

Planning appeal 3372944 at Paulton Rovers Football Club Ltd, Winterfield Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7RF (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: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposed change of pitch surface from grass to synthetic 3G amounts to an act of development under section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and, if so, whether planning permission would be required for it.

the change of pitch surface from grass to synthetic 3G

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: BS39 7RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposed change of pitch surface from grass to synthetic 3G amounts to an act of development under section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and, if so, whether planning permission would be required for it

What decided it

The proposed works constitute an engineering operation under section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and do not benefit from permitted development rights, therefore planning permission is required and the certificate of lawful use or development was properly refused.

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