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Dismissed10 March 20266001113

Park Farm, Colliers Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9JA

Planning appeal 6001113 at Park Farm, Colliers Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9JA (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2026 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

a change of use of land for stationing of converted shipping container for holiday use and erection of timber decking, hot tub and balustrade

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Sedgwick P
Postcode
BA2 9JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the development is acceptable in principle having regard to development plan policy and the accessibility of services
  • The effect of the development upon the supply of good quality agricultural land
  • Whether the development adequately provides for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
  • The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • If there would be harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, whether the harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and the financial and tourism benefits do not constitute the very special circumstances necessary to justify the harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy CP8 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)Policy RE7 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy RE3 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy ST1 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)Policy ST7 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)Policy RE5 of the Bath and North East Somerset Placemaking Plan (2017)Policy NE3 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)Policy NE3a of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)Policy NE2 of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan Partial Update (2023)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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