Cope Cottage, 6 Hortham Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4JH

Planning appeal 3374217 at Cope Cottage, 6 Hortham Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4JH (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2026 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate or not inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.

the demolition of garages, outbuildings and existing ground floor rooms to be replaced by new single and upper storey extensions and new single garage

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Jones GP
Postcode: BS32 4JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate or not inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings
Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt as a disproportionate addition to the original building, and other considerations do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS5PSP7CS1PSP1PSP38

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