Parcel 6200 - Field off Moorledge Lane, Moorledge Lane, Chew Magna, BS40 8TL

Planning appeal 6000796 at Parcel 6200 - Field off Moorledge Lane, Moorledge Lane, Chew Magna, BS40 8TL (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 15 January 2026 by Inspector Cooper-Young C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties with regard to noise.

change of use from agricultural field to secure dog field. Proposed fencing around perimeter of the field. Proposed single storey mobile field shelter

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cooper-Young C
Postcode: BS40 8TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties with regard to noise
Whether the site is in an accessible location having regard to local planning policies
The effect of the development on the best and most versatile agricultural land (BMV)

What decided it

The management plan's mitigation measures, combined with the Environmental Protection Officer's assessment that complaints monitoring would provide appropriate safeguards against significant noise disturbance, were sufficient to overcome concerns about living conditions and allow the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D6 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy ST1 of the LPPUPolicy RE5 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy HDE7 of the Chew Valley Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 88Paragraph 187Paragraph 188

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