Heathend Farm Barn The Green Heathend South Gloucestershire GL12 8AR

1. 1.The proposal has been described as an annexe ancillary to main dwellinghouse. Annex accommodation is expected to have some form of reliance on the main dwellinghouse. However, given the internal layout which includes; a living / dining area with an accompanying kitchen; a W/C that includes a shower; and a bedroom; in conjunction with the outbuilding being set forward of the main dwelling and thus benefiting from its own access on and off the site; its own access to the parking provisions; and the potential for the garden to be sub- divided; the application fails to fully demonstrate an ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse. The resultant accommodation would not have an appropriate relationship to the host dwelling, nor would it respect the scale, form and layout of other residential units in the locality. The proposal fails to meet the guidance and is contrary to Policies PSP1 and PSP38 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Policies, Sites and Places Plan (Adopted) November 2017; the adopted SGC Annexes & Outbuildings Supplementary Planning Document (2021); the SGC Householder Design Guide (2021); and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the existing outbuilding is of a permanent and substantial construction; where no structural report was provided to confirm that the building is capable of conversion, without extensive rebuilding. The condition of the structure, as evidenced by the submitted photographs and subsequent site visit, indicates that the proposal would likely amount to the erection of a new building, rather than a conversion. The application is therefore contrary to Policy PSP40 of the Policies, Sites and Places Plan (Adopted November 2017); and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. 3.By way of the proposed east elevation window that would serve the proposed bedroom of the outbuilding being separated by approximately 6.9 meters from the west facing windows and doors that serve the lounge of the host dwelling; the proposal would allow for overlooking and a loss of privacy towards the internal amenity space of the occupiers of the outbuilding and the main dwelling. The proposed development would therefore have an unacceptable impact on the privacy of this neighbour; and therefore fails to accord with Policy PSP8 and Policy PSP38 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Policies Sites and Places Plan (Adopted November 2017); the Householder Design Guide SPD (Adopted March 2021); and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 35 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 2015.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GL12 8AR

Application type

Householder

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Cromhall Parish Council

Date validated

3 March 2026

Consultation expiry

30 March 2026

Consultation end

30 March 2026

Neighbour consultation end

30 March 2026

Last date for comments

30 March 2026

Target decision date

23 June 2026

Agent address

16 Bramley Close Kingswood Wotton Under Edge GL12 8SF

Statutory period

112 days

Documents

11

Constraints

41