Appeal for hill house

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Report by BECKY PARKER Saturday, October 4, 2014 2:00 PM

THE owner of a patch of amenity land in Weston is appealing to the Government inspector after his plans to build an eco-home were rejected by North Somerset Council.

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The controversial plans to build the grass-roofed house on green space off Beechmount Close, a quiet cul-de-sac in the town, were thrown out by the authority earlier this year.

At the planning meeting, ward councillor Peter Bryant presented a petition to the council and residents made heartfelt pleas to turn the application down.

North Somersets refusal notice claimed the development would look out of place compared to neighbouring houses and would not enhance the landscape.

But landowner Mark Dodgson has written to the Government asking for the plans for a one-storey property to be revisited.

The field was awarded the status of amenity land because of its openness and visual significance to the community.

It had remained untouched for almost 35 years but Mr Dodgson began scraping up the grass and removing trees in 2012. The residents managed to halt the clearance and the council put a tree protection order over the land, but Mr Dodgson has pushed on with his planning application.

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