Hi Field Lodge, High Field, Wrington, Bristol, BS40 5NB

Planning appeal 3271016 at Hi Field Lodge, High Field, Wrington, Bristol, BS40 5NB (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the conversion of existing annex into separate self-contained dwelling with associated alterations to existing access and parking

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips B
Postcode: BS40 5NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of Hi Field and the future occupants of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and privacy
The impact of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance caused by an incongruous backland development, combined with substantial harm to living conditions and highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits in circumstances where the tilted balance applies.

The modest housing benefits and economic and social benefits from occupation of the new dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance, living conditions and highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM32DM39DM24CS3CS13CS14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 127Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 11

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