®Planning appeal decision
North Side Road, Felton, Bristol, BS48 3DY
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- other · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Ware P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on GHG emissions and the ability of the UK to meet its climate change obligations
- The effect of noise associated with the proposed development on health and quality of life
- The effect of air pollution associated with the proposed development on health and quality of life
- The effects of the proposed development upon sustainable transport objectives, the highway network, highway safety and parking provision
- The extent to which the development would harm the openness of the Green Belt and/or conflict with its purposes and the extent to which the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other Green Belt harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The extent to which economic and national policy support for airport expansion, combined with mitigating conditions and obligations, was found to clearly outweigh the identified Green Belt and noise harms, amounting to very special circumstances.
The benefits of the development, including economic benefits and national policy support for airport expansion, were found to clearly outweigh the harms identified (including noise harm and Green Belt harm), amounting to very special circumstances justifying the grant of permission.
Framework references: 8, 11, 81, 92, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 137, 147, 148, 152, 174, 176, 180, 181, 185, 186, 188, 56
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS10, CS11, CS23, CS26, DM2, DM8, DM10, DM11, DM12, DM20, DM24, DM26, DM27, DM30, DM31, DM50
Judgments cited: R. (on the application of Plan B Earth) v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWCA Civ 214
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.