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Allowed11 May 20266000814

Broadlands Fruit Farm, Box Road, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7LR

Planning appeal 6000814 at Broadlands Fruit Farm, Box Road, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7LR (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the GPDO.

a change of use of agricultural building to storage use (Class B8)

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Kay D
Postcode
BA1 7LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the GPDO
  • If the proposal is permitted development, whether prior approval is required and should be granted with regards to: (i) transport and highways impacts of the development; (ii) noise impacts of the development; (iii) contamination risks on the site; and (iv) flooding risks on the site

What decided it

The imposition of a condition restricting hours of operation to standard business hours Monday to Friday would control noise and disturbance from the B8 storage use to an acceptable level, protecting the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 198

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