®Planning appeal decision
Blossom Manor, Palmers Lane Tunley, Bath, BA2 0DZ
detached bungalow and garage
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BA2 0DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land, and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety on Palmers Lane
- whether the proposal would satisfy the requirements of the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to highway safety and biodiversity objectives outweighed the modest benefit of one additional residential unit when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefit of one additional residential unit and temporary economic benefits during construction were outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety and biodiversity objectives, such that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CP8 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy Part 1 of the Local Plan (2014), Policy GB1 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan, District-Wide Strategy and Policies, Volume 1 (2017), Policy GB2 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan, District-Wide Strategy and Policies, Volume 1 (2017), Policy ST7 of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan incorporating the Local Plan Partial Update, Volume 1 District-Wide Strategy and Policies (2023), Policy NE3A of the Bath and North East Somerset Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan incorporating the Local Plan Partial Update, Volume 1 District-Wide Strategy and Policies (2023)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.