Appx 1 - Cab report Appx 2 , item 19. PDF 522 KB - Bath and North ...
Appx 1 - Cab report Appx 2 , item 19. PDF 522 KB - Bath and North ...
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Appendix 5: Detailed Site Assessment TablesSiteSite <strong>and</strong>SurroundingAreasDescriptionGT.20 L<strong>and</strong> north of Kelston Road, <strong>Bath</strong>, BA1 9ABThe site is 8.34 hectares.The site is outside the <strong>Bath</strong> housing development boundary.The site has reasonable access to services <strong>and</strong> facilities.The site benefits from significant mature screening at its roadside boundary to the south <strong>and</strong> is shielded by Lansdown Ridge<strong>and</strong> Pen Hill from more distant views. L<strong>and</strong>scaping <strong>and</strong> planting are encouraged in national planning policy to help sites blendinto their surroundings, give structure <strong>and</strong> privacy, <strong>and</strong> maintain visual amenity, not to hide development or isolate residentsfrom surrounding areas. Further soft l<strong>and</strong>scaping to the east of the site, alongside Oldfield School could be employed to achievethese aims.HighwaysSite ConstraintsWorks would be required to establish safe access to the site. Is likely to require significant road calming works <strong>and</strong> / or alterationto speed limits at this length of the Kelston Road. Realignment of the highway <strong>and</strong> improvements to forward visibility may alsobe required to make the access acceptable.The site is set within the Cotswolds Area of Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Natural Beauty (AONB), Green Belt <strong>and</strong> Pen Hill Site of NatureConservation Interest (SNCI). The site is also located within the boundary of the <strong>Bath</strong> World Heritage Site (WHS).The site would present a significant incursion into the openness of the countryside. National planning policy indicates thatdevelopment within the Green Belt is inappropriate <strong>and</strong> substantial harm arises from this.In addition to the harm to the Green Belt, national planning policy states that development should not be permitted in Areas ofOutst<strong>and</strong>ing Natural Beauty unless it can be demonstrated that the development will not compromise the objectives of thatdesignation. Development of this site would clearly significantly erode an open area of countryside; site screening at theboundaries of the site would not be likely to mitigate against this impact.The harm identified from impact on the Green Belt <strong>and</strong> AONB should be balanced against any benefits arising from thedevelopment as a Traveller site.
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