®Planning appeal decision
561 Bath Road, Saltford, BS31 3JS
change of use of the existing building to storage/ workshop space, and to replace the existing building (approx. 67.50m2), with horizontal corrugated metal sheet elevations. The building will be of the same size, but increasing in height by 2.85m
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- employment-industrial
- Postcode
- BS31 3JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024)
- the effect of the proposed development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the development would be acceptable with regard to farm diversification and the loss of a building in agricultural use
- if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the substantial harm to openness and loss of agricultural use are not outweighed by any demonstrated benefits.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy CP8, Policy ED2B, Policy RE3
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