®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bristol Activity Centre, Hollywood Lane, Easter Compton, Bristol, BS10 7TW
Without planning permission, the change of use of land from outdoor paintball games area (sui generis) and nil use to outdoor activity centre (sui generis) including engineering works comprising construction of a quad biking track
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the development on matters of nature conservation interest
- Effect of the development on trees covered by the Tree Preservation Order
- Effect of the development on the health of users of the Activity Centre, with particular regard to past activities on the site
- Whether the site is safely accessible to its users without undue reliance on the use of private cars
What decided it
The Appellant failed to provide adequate environmental assessment demonstrating that increased use of the site would protect, conserve and enhance existing features of nature conservation as required by Core Strategy Policies CS1, CS9 and CS34, PSPP Policy PSP19 and chapter 15 of the Framework, and failed to provide sufficient information regarding contaminated land to ensure the health and safety of users.
Framework references: 11, 15, 147, 150, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy L1 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan (Adopted) January 2006, Policy CS1 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS9 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS34 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy PSP19 of the South Gloucestershire Council Policies, Sites and Places Plan, Policy PSP21 of the South Gloucestershire Council Policies, Sites and Places Plan, Policy PSP3 of the South Gloucestershire Council Policies, Sites and Places Plan, Policy PSP11 of the South Gloucestershire Council Policies, Sites and Places Plan, Policy CS24 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS5 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS26 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan Core Strategy
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