Land North East Of Bow Cottage Gatcombe Lane Flax Bourton

1. 1.The proposal constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt that would be harmful to the openness of the Green Belt and conflict with the purposes of including land within it. No very special circumstances outweigh the harm caused and the proposal is therefore contrary to policy CS6 of the North Somerset Core Strategy, policy DM12 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The site lies in the open countryside in an area where new residential development is strictly controlled to prevent encroachment on the countryside and unsustainable development. New development is restricted to that required to meet an essential rural need. No essential need for a rural worker's dwelling has been demonstrated in this case. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy CS33 of the North Somerset Core Strategy, and policies DM44, DM46, DM51 and DM52 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan part 1.
3. 3.Insufficient information has been submitted to satisfy the Local Planning Authority that the impacts from the development have been sufficiently taken into account with regard to archaeology. An adequate assessment of potential impacts on associated archaeology has not been provided, nor have satisfactory measures been proposed to mitigate any adverse effects on the historic environment.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Long Ashton

Date validated

2 October 2025

Target decision date

19 December 2025

Agent

Sutherland PLS Ltd

Agent address

Unit 6 Faraday Mill Business Park Prince Rock Plymouth PL4 0ST

Statutory period

78 days

Documents

10