BE4 clause 2

The general presumption should be that development should only take place if involves the replacement of existing buildings and the proposed use is allowed within the current planning permission. There should be no intensification of use, increase in floor space and development should have no visible or adverse impact on the surrounding area and roads. The existing use of the industrial estate should continue to be closely monitored to ensure there is no unauthorised development or use taking place. Traffic generated by the site should also be restricted, in particular the use of the rear access to Mere Road. All traffic to and from the site should use the main entrance on Bath Lane. The site is in an isolated rural location with poor transport links and is unsuitable for development of any kind. The fact that it is owned by a commercial operation that is seeking to generate additional value and income from the site is immaterial If the site was not in its current use then given that it ticks no boxes from a planning point of view, it would not even be considered for development.

There should be no intensification or increase in the floor space on site either as ad hoc development or as part of master plan for the site. The latter provides the owners with the opportunity to submit proposals for significant redevelopment of the site under the guise of upgrading/improving the site. This is an industrial estate in a rural location. It's development should be severely restricted in the same way as it would if proposals were submitted to develop an industrial estate in any other rural location. The policy explanation states that the opportunity to comprehensively redevelop the industrial estate would provide wider transport and environmental benefits. In reality all it would provide is extra traffic (no benefit to the environment or transport) and a bigger impact on the local area (both in terms of general aggravation and visual impact).

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